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Acorn Catering Equipment Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f62y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 59.69s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Henry Brooke
Ewan Whillans
Settled in the pack - made ground on the front two 3 out - looked strongest approaching the last - hit the front in a flash on the run-in - pushed out and stayed on to win comfortably
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Settled in the pack early - closed on the front group from 3 out - up into fourth 2 out - finished strongly to snatch second on the line
Jamie Hamilton
Gillian Boanas
Held third spot for most of the way - still well placed with two to jump - hit the last awkwardly - pushed along and edged into second on the run-in before fading back to third close home
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Sent to front and dictated a leisurely gallop - urged when clumsy at a fence and overtaken approaching the final stretch - lost momentum on the run to the line - slipped back to finish fourth in the closing strides
William Maggs (5)
Andrew Crook
Settled close to the front - stayed in touch into the straight - lost placings to the front two two out and slipped to fifth - faded through the final stretch
Kevin Brogan
Tristan Davidson
Held up towards the back - lost touch three out - dropped away from two out - well held at the finish
Jonathan England
Sam England
Settled at the back - under pressure and beaten before 3 out - crept through straight without threatening
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Handy in the early stages - lost ground from 3 out and towards the back 2 out - faded from the last to finish eighth
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Hugh Burns
Held up at the back of the field - losing touch three from home - well beaten by the final two furlongs - finished last of the runners
Conor Rabbitt (3)
Nicky Richards
Settled towards the back early - lost touch and went wide into the home turn - hit a flat spot three out - dropped away steadily from two out to finish well beaten
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.