17:05
Scone International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m47y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 4.15s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Sat behind pace early - moved wide to strike front approaching 2 out - edged in front near the finish line by inches - kept responding to pressure and prevailed
Jamie Hamilton
Ruth Jefferson
Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress from off the pace to close on the front group before two out - moved into second and drifted left approaching the final two - nosed ahead briefly at the last then veered right under pressure on the run-in - overtaken close home and unable to find more finishing second
Lee Edwards
Patrick Neville
Settled midfield near rail - urged forward to close on front group before second last - moved into second and clipped that fence - dropped back again between last two - stayed on for a distant third
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - made ground on the front group before 2 out and travelling nicely - 4th and outpaced when stumbling at the last - rallied up the straight to finish 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Jumped errors while towards back - closed ground into 3 out and 5th between last two - unable to challenge and finished 5th
Charlie Maggs (5)
Iain Jardine
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after 3 out - pushed along and dropped away after the following fence - eventually well held in 6th
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell
Settled at the back early - crept into the picture late without threatening - finished 7th
Mr Kit Alexander (5)
N W Alexander
Went straight to front - driven to keep place before being passed approaching 2 out - dropped away quickly to finish 8th
Patrick Wadge
Dianne Sayer
Raced prominently wide of rivals - lost touch two out - eventually finished ninth
Brian Hughes
Lucinda Hughes
Settled towards back early - made no impact through race - beaten well into 10th
Danny McMenamin
Sandy Thomson
Settled towards the rear on the rail - failed to make ground into contention - beaten a long way at the finish
Alan Doyle (3)
Andrew Hamilton
Held up towards the back - never a factor - well held at the finish
Charlotte Jones
James Moffatt
Sat close to the front pack early - driven for effort and dropped away rapidly approaching 2 out - well held at the finish
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Held handy spot on the rail early - driven approaching straight then dropped away fast - well beaten at finish
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.