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Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 5.45s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Settled towards the back early - made ground from the outside 3 out - much work remaining at the final fence - driven and finished well over the closing stages - hit the front close home to score
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Harry Fry
Sat close to pace early - hit front approaching straight and opened clear turn - held two-length edge into final stretch - pressed for effort then overtaken and unable to fight back close home
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up rear early - improved into contention wide on the home turn - driven into third but unable to quicken up the straight
Ciaran Gethings
Robert Stephens
Settled midpack early - improved into fifth place approaching the pace-setters - moved up to second before three out and trailed by two lengths entering the final furlong - lost momentum under pressure and finished fourth
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Sat handy on the rail behind the front group - dropped away close home - finished fifth beaten 13 lengths
Charlie Price (3)
Robbie Llewellyn
Held up eagerly early - close behind pace-setter to the 4th then handy with front group - driven up before 3 out - fading and blundered final fence
James Best
Neil Mulholland
Held up towards the back - never troubled the front runners - well held at the finish
Lee Edwards
Alastair Ralph
Settled towards the back - roused into contention entering the final bend - dropped away 3 out - well beaten in 8th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled behind the front group - moved into second after the 4th before being asked for effort approaching 3 out - dropped away soon after and finished a well beaten 9th
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled behind the pace early - hit the front at the 4th - lost the advantage as the field straightened up - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Chabadatika (self certificate), Dontworrywegotthis (self certificate), Our Pink Lady (self certificate)
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.