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British EBF Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race)
Listed, Class 1, 2m7f207y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 2.57s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back - improved into mid-pack by the 4th - made strong progress from 4 out to hit the front then blundered 2 out - clean leap at the last - driven out and stayed on strongly to win
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Fought for control early - settled towards the back - made strong progress from 3 out - moved into second before the last - pushed along but unable to challenge and stayed on to finish second
Connor Brace
Fergal O'Brien
Held up towards the back on the rails - moved out and made progress before two out then pushed into third approaching the last - held no more on the run to the line
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled mid-pack - pushed along after three out - improved into fourth by the last - stayed on to finish fourth
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Settled in the pack - pushed along with modest progress 2 out - dropped a place and faded from the last - finished 5th beaten 12 lengths
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Settled at the rear - untidy at the 7th - nudged along and crept closer two out but no menace to those ahead
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Fought for control early - settled among the pack - pressed for effort then dropped away from 2 out - finished well held in 7th
James Bowen
John C McConnell
Settled handy early despite a scratchy first fence - sat just behind the pace-setter from the 2nd - drifted left over the 6th - scrappy again two out then slipped back to third - driven along and faded before the last - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Never in contention - trailed throughout - finished well held in 9th
Rachael Blackmore
W P Mullins
Sat close up early - error at the 8th cost ground before 2 out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten in 10th
Jack Hogan
Gary Hanmer
Held up in rear throughout - never a factor - beaten a distance - finished 11th
Brian Hughes
Adrian Paul Keatley
Held up in the pack early - lost touch two out - well held at the finish
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage before 2 out then dropped away rapidly - eased down and pulled up before the last
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled off the pace - lost touch abruptly two out - eased and pulled up soon after
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.