16:45
bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m3f173y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-145, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 52.97s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
W P Mullins
Handy in behind on the rail - pushed to the front after the second-last - stayed on strongly to the line
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards back early - mistake 4th - made progress 2 out - eased right and driven approaching last - stayed on strongly to snatch second near finish
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back early - made strong progress wide before 2 out and pushed into second despite a mistake and bump at the last - stayed on but edged out of the placing near the line
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled in the pack - blundered at the 3rd - made progress 4 out - lost place nearing the last then found renewed effort up the run-in to finish fourth beaten 4 lengths
Shane Quinlan (3)
Katy Price
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - handy - stumbled at the first before hitting front at the third - opened up a big advantage into the fourth - margin cut by four out - pressed and overtaken after two out - clumsy last and knocked another runner off stride - soon lost ground and beaten
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - made strong progress before two out to join the front group - pushed along and faded from the last
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Handy early - fumbled 3rd and again 4 out - pushed along and slipped back 2 out - drifted right at last with nothing left to offer
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early - lost front spot 3rd and scratchy over next fence - driven along and dropped away before 2 out to finish 8th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Travelled strongly early - raced handy on the outside - blundered four out and again three out - pushed along and dropped away before two out to finish well held
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack - stumbled three out then found room to improve but faltered again two out - pushed along and dropped away late
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.