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bet365 Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 3m1f166y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 36.36s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Settled in third early - error at the 6th - moved up into second entering the home bend - shifted wide approaching two out - hit the front at the last - battled to the line under pressure to prevail
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Settled towards the back early - drifted left in 3rd - made strong progress on the inner approaching the straight - up to 3rd - shifted out before the final fence - closed to 2nd and battled to the line but narrowly denied
Miss Olive Nicholls (7)
Georgina Nicholls
Sat behind early pace-setter who edged away - made ground into the final loop then dropped a place off the home bend - asked for effort and faded to finish third
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Sprinted to the front early and opened a big margin - advantage narrowed on the final lap despite urging approaching two out - overtaken at the last - dropped away on the run to the line
Mr Sean O'Connor (7)
Laura Horsfall
Settled in 4th early - asked for effort travelling wide and lost ground before 2 out - drifted left there - finished 5th beaten 8 lengths
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.