19:30
Birrificio Angelo Poretti Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 1m7f168y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 6.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Freddie Gordon (5)
Chris Gordon
Tracked the pace - moved into second two out - hit the front approaching the last - clear and unextended at the finish
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Stella Barclay
Sat close up early pulling hard - went in front after the 4th - scrappy jump at the last - overtaken soon after - unable to close on winner in the closing stages
Charlie Deutsch
Michael Mullineaux
Settled midpack pulling hard early - dropped back before 3 out - rallied into the last but hung left and hit it - stayed on well through the finish - grabbed 3rd near the line
Nick Slatter (5)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Prominent and pulling hard early - moved up to 2nd before 3 out but jumped poorly 2 out - dropped back and faded to finish 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack - pushed along three out - unable to close on the front-runners - finished fifth
Nathan Andrews (10)
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled off the pace early - stayed patient through the middle stages - nudged into contention approaching 3 out - unable to close on the leaders from 2 out - finished 6th well beaten
Robert Dunne
Neil Mulholland
Settled midpack early - dropped away approaching 3 out - well beaten in 7th
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Jumping ragged at back of field - made ground three out but couldn't threaten leaders - lost touch before last
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - clear in front until past the 4th but scrappy over the 6th - dropped from second spot before 3 out - well held from there
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.