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Assured Partners Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
Class 4, 2m4f35y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 11.51s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled behind the front pair - hit the front before 2 out and held a length advantage at the last - driven out to assert for the win
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards rear early - improved into mid-pack then made ground into contention after 3 out - moved up to second before 2 out travelling well - a length behind at the last and kept on at an unchanged effort to the line finishing second
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Tracked front group wide - urged forward approaching home turn - drifted right two out - holding third and asked for effort - stayed on but lacked the finishing speed to land third
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Tracked the front rank until a laboured leap at the 1st saw position forfeit - fell back to last by the 3rd - closed on the principals approaching the final two - angled right soon after - fourth and beaten when not clean at the last before drifting right on the run-in
Alan Doyle (3)
Ian Duncan
Held up in midfield near rail - urged forward approaching 2 out - dropped away under pressure late - finished fifth
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Moved into contention on the rails early on - urged forward before 2 out - driven but faded after 2 out - finished 6th
Lee Edwards
Patrick Neville
Set the pace early - blundered and lost momentum three out - pushed along and lost the advantage before two out - dropped away rapidly to finish well beaten
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Settled at the back of the field - nudged for effort in 7th approaching two out - dropping away and eased before the final fence
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
Awkward at the opening obstacle - improved on the outside to reach the front group by the 6th before easing back after 3 out - dropped right away and pulled up before the last
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.