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Pump House 25th Anniversary Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f70y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 49.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Harry Fry
Handy early tracking front group - up into 4th soon after - forced way to front by the 7th - shared front spot briefly - lost front spot down the back straight - driven back in front approaching 2 out - soon put race to bed - stormed home unchallenged
Chad Bament (8)
Anthony Honeyball
Went straight to front - lost advantage before the 2nd - tracked front pair from the 4th - regained ground into contention at the sluggish 8th - back in command approaching 3 out - driven along and overtaken before the following fence - kept trying at even effort but no answer to winner
Charlie Maggs (3)
Donald McCain
Handy early - hit front after 2nd fence - shadowed then briefly restored advantage before fading back - shared front rank again for a spell - overtaken again on the run to 3 out - lost placings from there - moved back into third before final two - stayed on same gear to finish
Joe Williamson
Gillian Boanas
Sat just behind the front group early - pushed along by the 9th and dropped away - unable to close from 3 out
Tabitha Worsley
Georgie Howell
Settled at the back within range of the pace - urged forward at the 8th - dropped away before 3 out - finished 5th
James Turner
Alexander Gibbons
Settled off the pace early - clipped a fence and unbalanced 5th - clumsy again 9th - moved up to third approaching 3 out - pushed along and slipped back before the following fence then faded out of contention
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.