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Equine Products Best Turned Out Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m47y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 5.09s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Held up towards the back early - improved into contention after 3 out - went to the front before 2 out - opened up between the last two fences - met the final fence awkwardly but pushed out to prevail
Brian Hughes
Adam Nicol
Tracked the pace - moved into second before 3 out - hit the front for a stride before 2 out - clipped that fence - pressed the eventual winner then pushed along and outpaced late
Joshua Thompson (7)
Micky Hammond
Settled midfield early - improved into contention approaching three out then pushed along between the last two - held third but weakened through the closing stages
Lee Edwards
Patrick Neville
Settled off the pace towards the back - made progress wide approaching the home turn to move into third before 2 out - never able to trouble the front two - faded on the run-in to finish 4th
Patrick Wadge
Dianne Sayer
Sat close to front pack early - urged forward after three out - drifted off a true line and lost ground after two out - finished fifth beaten a long way
Sean Bowen
R Mike Smith
Settled towards the back early - urged forward with effort needed straightening for home - always held - finished sixth well beaten
Jamie Hamilton
Jane Walton
Sat close to the front pack wide - driven forward after the third-last - lost ground and blundered at the second-last - well held at the finish
Tom Midgley (3)
Patrick Neville
Held up towards the back - driven and toiling after 3 out - no impact on the finish - well beaten in 8th
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell
Sat close to the front pack early - hit the front three out before giving up the advantage before the last two - dropped away rapidly finishing well beaten
Nathan Moscrop
R Mike Smith
Held up early in the pack - never a factor - dropped away steadily through the contest - well beaten at the finish
Charlie Maggs (5)
Iain Jardine
Sat close to the pace early - lost touch in a hurry approaching 3 out - dropped right away and eased out of contention before the following fence
Danny McMenamin
Daragh Bourke
Set the pace early - driven up and overtaken before 3 out then dropped away rapidly - well beaten and eased before 2 out
Alice Stevens (3)
Micky Hammond
Held up at the back of the field - dropped away with no impression made - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Craig Nichol
Brian Ellison
Struggled from the outset - stuck at the back throughout - detached from the field - eased and withdrawn before 2 out
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
Settled at the back of the field early - dropped away with no impact - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Platin Moon (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
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.