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bet365 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m5f164y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 25.62s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Drifted right at fences early - set the pace throughout - scratchy over the 7th - shaken up to open a gap between the last two obstacles - driven out to hold on strongly with no rival close
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Settled third on inner early - clipped fourth obstacle - moved into second approaching straight - asked for effort and unable to close gap between final two - stayed on well to secure runner-up spot
Callum Pritchard (5)
Ben Pauling
Tracked leader early - stumbled at the 5th then driven up and slipped to 3rd rounding the bend - faded into the final two furlongs to finish third
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Asked for effort early - slipped to 4th - hit the front briefly in 2nd - overtaken 3 out - fell away and well held - clipped the final flight
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Held up at rear throughout - lost more ground after error 3 out - well behind and pulled up before the second last
Non-runners: Fortune Timmy (unsuitable ground)
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.