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Church House Investment Management Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f189y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 10.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Tracked front pair - pressed forward two out under strong urging - hit front close home to score
Brian Hughes
Peter Atkinson
Sent to the front early - pressed for effort two out - drawn level approaching the line - kept battling but edged out close home
Emma Smith-Chaston (3)
Micky Hammond
Sat close to pace until 6th - pushed along outside two out but couldn't find extra - clung to third at the line
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled midfield in 5th - dropped to last and driven approaching 8th - blundered two out and lost touch quickly - fought back close home - nearly grabbed 3rd but had to settle for 4th beaten 3 lengths
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Settled towards the back - clipped one early on - improved on the outer from 7th - pressed on approaching three out - dropped away before two out and faded out of contention
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Sat close to pace on inner - dropped away approaching 2 out - faded quickly and eased down 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.