15:05
Ivy Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m149y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 4.74s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in behind early - improved into midfield after 7th - made ground to hit the front approaching 2 out - drifted left in the straight - kept going to the line under pressure to win
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held a forward spot early - clumsy 6th and again 4 out - erred again 2 out - shifted course right approaching final fence - kept on to take 2nd without threatening winner
Nico de Boinville
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack early - moved up wide after the 5th - pressed the pace approaching 3 out - hit the front 2 out - quickly overtaken - edged back into third late with nothing more to give
Mark Walsh
Gordon Elliott
Settled at the back and untidy over the opening fence - given encouragement after the 7th - made progress but swished through the air approaching 3 out - pushed along into 5th before the last - moved up to 4th and kept on to the line
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Drifted right over fences early - fought for control while settled just behind leaders - eased back around the 7th - pushed along before 3 out but couldn't threaten - one paced from 2 out to finish fifth
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Held front spot until 2 out - dropped away in final stages to finish sixth
Jack G Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 9th - lost touch after 4 out - late attempt before 3 out made no dent - dropped away out of contention by 2 out
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Sat close to pace early - held station behind front group - lost touch approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily and allowed to finish in own time
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention before the 5th - lost touch after 3 out and dropped away 2 out - allowed to finish in own time
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Handy enough on the rail early - dropped back approaching 5th - soon niggled for effort - scrappy leap 8th - faded from there - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
Towards the back on the outer - losing touch after four out - pulled up before three out
Non-runners: Dashel Drasher (unsuitable ground), Teahupoo (unsuitable ground)
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.