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Campbell & Son Roofing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m47y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 1.67s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Made the running and soon well in front - advantage cut 4 out - passed and fell to 3rd at the following fence - back on the bridle and challenging 2 out - level at the last before pulling away to win
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Sat 4th early - improved into 3rd four out - up into runner-up spot soon after - hit the front approaching two out drifting right - driven out and edged right again inside final furlong as challenged hard - overtaken in the last strides to finish second
Danny McMenamin
Daragh Bourke
Held up in 5th early - improved into 4th on the turn for home without matching front-runners' speed - stayed on for third late
Charlie Maggs (5)
John C McConnell
Sat close up behind the front-runner early - narrowed the gap with four to jump - went in front after that - overtaken two out and dropped back through the places - form ebbed away late - eventually beaten into fourth
Henry Brooke
Patrick Neville
Went wide and held station in 3rd - blundered nearing 4 out and began to fade - dropped from a distant 4th on the home turn - faded further and well held at the finish
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Held up in rear - failed to challenge - well held throughout
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Wide of the field early and near the back - well adrift by four out - well held at the finish
Brian Hughes
Iain Jardine
Fought against restraint early - lost ground with a poor leap at the opener and struggled to hold a position near the back - dropped away markedly before being eased out of contention two from home
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Settled at the back of the field - dropped away from rivals - pulled up before the 5th
Non-runners: Moon Phases (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.