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Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
Class 5, 2m4f28y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 15.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Tracked the pace - moved up before a mistake 4 out - hit the front approaching 2 out and kicked away before the last - kept on strongly to score
Mr William Easterby (3)
Tim Easterby
Settled in the pack - improved to sit close up after 2 out - moved into 3rd approaching the home turn - pushed along and kept going up the run-in to grab 2nd near the line - without enough left to land the win
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
Shared 4th wide 4 out - moved into 3rd - up to 2nd approaching straight - eased over to inner rounding into it - unable to match winner and dropped back to 3rd late
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Held up towards the back early - moved into a distant 4th straightening for home - unable to trouble the front three finishing fourth
Craig Nichol
Sandy Forster
Settled at rear early - made no impression on leaders - well beaten in 5th
Danny McMenamin
Daragh Bourke
Set the pace early and opened a big advantage before the 4th - margin shrank by 4 out - overtaken soon after 2 out - dropped away on the home turn - faded fast to finish sixth
Henry Brooke
R Mike Smith
Held up towards back of field from the start - lost touch with rivals as race wore on - well beaten by the finish
Sam Coltherd
William Young Jnr
Sat close to front - clouted 6th - driven up but slipped back before 4 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Held tight up in 4th early on inside - lost touch rapidly approaching 4 out and dropped right away - blundered 2 out and eased to a halt shortly after
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
Held up towards the back - under pressure in 6th place - suffered a mishap and lost rider before 2 out
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.