17:00
Grand National At Fleet Street Newcastle Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m190y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 9.38s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Freddie Mitchell
Ryan Potter
Tracked the pace early - up to third rounding the bend - urged forward before three out and hit the front spot before two out - battled hard up the straight to edge in front late and win
Tom Midgley (3)
Sam England
Held up towards the back early - made steady progress to be third approaching 4 out - upped alongside the pace-setter on the home turn - went clear before 3 out - given a squeeze after 2 out - hit the last and driven out on the run-in - just caught in the final strides to finish second
William Maggs
Michael & David Easterby
Settled midfield early - moved up into 4th before briefly going in front - overtaken with three left to jump - held on at the same rate - lost momentum in the final stretch
Charlie Maggs
Mark Walford
Settled around midfield - nudged into 4th approaching 3 out then dropped away 2 out - stayed on to finish 4th
Alan Doyle
Lucinda Russell
Held up towards the back - driven into contention briefly before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Conor Rabbitt (3)
Nicky Richards
Settled at the back early - scrappy over the opening obstacle - lost touch and finished well beaten
Joshua Thompson (8)
Micky Hammond
Settled towards the back of the pack - dropping further off the pace approaching 3 out - eventually finished seventh
Toby Wynne (3)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Tracked the front-runner early - stumbled at the 2nd - pressed on into contention after the 4th - urged along before four out then faltered with a blunder three out - well held at the finish
Edward Austin
Hannah McMahon
Sent straight to front and travelled keenly - scrappy over 2nd but soon well ahead - lost fluency and margin narrowed by 4th - mistimed effort 5th and lost command - urged on 4 out - lost touch quickly on the home turn - well held at the finish
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.