15:05
Dine & Stay At The Jolly Sportsman Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 3m217y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 25.85s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Marc Goldstein
Diana Grissell
Took a strong hold early - settled just off the pace - progress into second before 5 out - pressed the front-runner by 4 out - hit the front approaching last two - stayed on gamely to the line
David Noonan
Thomas Gallagher
Settled towards the back - error at the 7th - improved into 3rd after 4 out - progressed steadily from 3 out - moved into 2nd near the last and stayed on all the way to the line
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Went to front after 1st - came under pressure after 4 out - lost command after 2 out - held on for third
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Set the pace early - stumbled at the first and yielded the advantage - stayed handy before another slip 5 out - dropped away from the field after 3 out
Harriet Tucker (7)
Neil Mulholland
Settled off the pace early - pushed along from five out and dropped away - fluffed the fence three out and eased to a halt
Non-runners: Pure Theatre (self certificate)
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.