13:20
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 3m149y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 6m 10.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled in the pack - clipped a fence 9th - made progress from 3 out - eased across right approaching last - joined the frontrunner near the line - edged clear to score
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
In front early - lost command after the 1st - sat behind the front pack - clipped a fence 4 out - moved up into 2nd 2 out - hit the front last but caught close home
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled at the back early - jumped awkwardly at the 3rd - made ground into 2 out - moved into 3rd on the run-in and finished strongly
Mark Walsh
Paul Nolan
Settled towards the back - a little hampered at the 8th - made ground approaching the last and kept on to take 4th close home
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the rear - checked at the 8th fence - progress from 3 out before finding little extra to challenge at the finish
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Tracked front pack early - blundered 8th before finding extra 3 out - stayed on without matching front-runners' speed from 2 out to finish sixth
Lewis Saunders (7)
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back of the field - made progress from two out - stayed on without threatening the leaders - finished seventh
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Pushed along early - settled close up - moved into second by the 8th - pressed for effort before 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out and held no more late - beaten into 8th
Mr O McGill (5)
Gary McGill
Went in front after the 1st - jumped awkwardly at the 9th - lost the lead at the last and could not find more in the closing stages
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back on the inside - clipped heels and lost fluency at the 8th before losing touch after four out - made no further headway to finish tenth
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Tracked front group from inner - hit a flat spot 4 out - lost touch before 3 out and dropped away steadily from 2 out to finish 11th
Brian Hayes
Jonathan Sweeney
Dwelt at the start - settled towards the back - crept into contention 2 out but couldn't threaten the leaders
Aidan Kelly (3)
Jarlath P Fahey
Settled just off the pace early - dropped away after 4 out - far behind and pulled further adrift approaching 3 out to finish last
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled around midfield - fighting for control early - came down at the 8th
Craig Nichol
Brian Ellison
Tardy start - held up wide in the pack - dropped back 4 out and quickly detached - retired before 3 out
Kielan Woods
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Held a forward spot early - blundered and dropped away 3 out - eased and withdrawn from contention before the second-last
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled just off the pace in a wide midfield spot - began to lose ground before three out - eased down and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Bo Zenith (unsuitable ground), Jeriko Du Reponet (unsuitable ground), Maximilian (unsuitable ground), Navajo Indy (self certificate), Nurse Susan (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.