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Julie Brown Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 1m7f195y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 49.77s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Ross Chapman
Jennie Candlish
Held a midfield position early - made ground into contention 3f out - moved into second on the home bend - hit the front 3 out - lurched sharply right and clipped a runner approaching 2 out - took command after the last and stayed on strongly to score
Sean Bowen
Gary & Josh Moore
Held a forward spot early holding hard on the bridle - closed on the front pack from 3 out - moved into second 2 out looking full of running - knocked about approaching the last - stayed on but unable to match winner's finish
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Raced handy early - checked and slipped towards back before 4 out - made progress under pressure into home turn - clumsy 2 out - moved into third at last and stayed on but couldn't match front two on the run-in
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Handy with the front group early - blundered four out - hit the front three out before losing that spot - lost ground from two out - dropped away after the last
Harry Bannister
Richard J Bandey
Settled in second early - urged into 4th position - lost ground after 3 out - toiled through the straight to finish well held in 5th
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Went straight to front - clipped the fence four out - lost command 3 out - dropped away rapidly to finish well beaten
Charlie Price (3)
Camilla Poulton
Settled towards the back - began losing touch three out - eased and pulled up before two out
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Settled towards the back - beaten for pace and slipped to last soon after - asked for effort but found little - well beaten and eased out of it before the 5th
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.