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Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f35y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 6.91s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards rear early - improved wide to close on front group before 3 out - moved into second between the final two - fought back well up the straight to score
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in 4th early - improved into 2nd approaching 3 out - hit front before 2 out - slim advantage at the last - battled hard up the run-in but caught close home
Lewis Saunders (7)
Olly Murphy
Held up towards the rear - made ground wide approaching 2 out and stood off it - up into 3rd between the last pair before drifting right under pressure and unable to quicken
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Sat close to pace early - edged in front at the 6th before clipping the fence and being collared - driven up but overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped to third between the last two before fading into fourth
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell
Tracked the pace early - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped away from there - finished 5th
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Settled at rear of the field - driven forward in pursuit before the second-last - lost ground between the final two flights - finished sixth
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Set the pace to the 6th - stayed close to front until 3 out then dropped away - well beaten and allowed to coast home before the last
Non-runners: Fourofakind (self certificate, off feed)
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.