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Cecil & Sheila Buttifant Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 1.71s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Set the pace from the off - edged away approaching final two furlongs - extended advantage after the last - strolled home unopposed on the run-in
Joshua Thompson (7)
Micky Hammond
Settled in the pack early - closed on the front group from 3 out under a drive and hit the second-last awkwardly - stayed on after the last but held no hope of catching the winner - finished second
Robert Dunne
Samuel Drinkwater
Settled towards the back early - made ground steadily from two out into third before the final fence - stayed on to finish third
Lee Edwards
Stuart Edmunds
Sat second early - driven up when dropping back nearing home turn - faded fast after two out and well beaten before the last
James Davies
Noel Williams
Held up towards the back early - urged into contention and jumped a touch awkwardly in 5th - made progress into third approaching 3 out - lost placing from the home turn - dropped away before the last - finished 5th
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - nudged into contention approaching two out before losing ground around the home turn - dropped away long before the finish and beaten a long way home in sixth
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Sat handy in third early - lost touch after 3 out and dropped away before 2 out - well beaten and eased before the 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.