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Greenhead Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 2m7f63y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 25.37s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
Ewan Whillans
Sat behind the front group early - moved into 2nd behind the front-running rival by the 4th - dropped a place 4 out - driven forward and kept going 2 out - up to 3rd entering the home bend - drifted right approaching the last and jumped awkwardly - hit the front inside the final furlong and kept finding more to win
Alan Doyle (5)
Lucinda Russell
Settled midpack early - improved into second before 4 out - made ground under pressure 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - overtaken close home and unable to find more
Lewis Dobb (7)
Justin Landy
Midfield early - headway to 4th after 2 out and stayed on - unable to reel in the leading two on the run-in
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Sent to front early - opened up a big advantage after 4th - hit the third-last awkwardly - advantage narrowed 2 out - driven approaching the straight - overtaken before the last and unable to find more before the line finishing fourth
Sean Quinlan
Gillian Boanas
Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - beaten well over 20 lengths in 5th
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Held up at the back - pushed along and dropped away after the second-last - well beaten at the finish
Ned Fox (5)
Samuel Drinkwater
Held up at the back - brought down at the 4th
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled close to the pace - came down at the 4th
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Sat behind the pace early - jumped poorly around the 6th and dropped back - well beaten before 3 out and pulled up
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.