16:38
DragonBet 'Remembering John Lovell' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 43.59s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Callum Pritchard (5)
Chris Down
Settled midpack early - improved into contention four out - upped tempo behind pace three out - moved into second and pressed on two out - hit the front drifting on the way to the last where a bit unbalanced then stayed on to win
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Set the early gallop before being overtaken approaching the 4th - tracked the front rank but jumping error at the 6th - dropped away from the pack 3 out - driven along to fight back into it before 2 out - still very much involved but shaky over the last - kept plugging on at the same gear up the run-in - finished 2nd beaten under two lengths
Conor Ring
Phillip Dando
Settled midpack early - driven up steadily into contention approaching home turn - shared third spot 3 out - hit the second-last and dropped back - stuck to task again to close out run-in
Charlie Price (3)
John & Rhys Flint
Settled in the pack - advanced to 3rd past the 5th - up with the pace-setter on the home turn - struck for home after 3 out - pressed and passed approaching the last before finding nothing more to give late on - finished 4th
Sean Houlihan
Tom George
Handy early - hit front before 4th then driven and lost lead after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish 5th
Ben Poste
John O'Shea
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by the third-last then driven for effort after four out - found nothing and beaten well into sixth
Jack Hogan (3)
Fergal O'Brien
Held up at the back - failed to get competitive - finished well beaten in 7th
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Jake Thomas Coulson
Tracked front group early - urged on and lost touch entering final bend - well held at finish
Brendan Powell
John O'Shea
Held up towards the back from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 9th
Liam Harrison
David Brace
Sat behind the front group early - dropped away and driven on after four out - eased down and pulled up last
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.