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PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 57.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Settled in mid-pack early - made progress into contention before 3 out - hit front approaching the final furlong and kept on strongly to score
Sam Twiston-Davies
Joe Tickle
Tracked the front-runner - moved ahead approaching four out - overtaken close home and unable to peg back winner up the run-in
Gavin Sheehan
Deborah Cole
Held up rear early - still back in 4th - improved wide to close on front group late - driven and finished well to snatch 3rd on the line
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Tracked front pair out wide - moved into second before three out - error at the following fence - pressed for advantage at the last - unable to find more and slipped to fourth close home
Liam Harrison
Barry Brennan
Settled at the back of the field - pushed along in the closing stages but unable to close - finished a well beaten 5th
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled towards the back early - stayed off the pace throughout - no impact on the finish - finished 6th
Tom Broughton (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Broke to the right early and set the pace to 4 out - dropped away and drifted right before 3 out - continued drifting and faded from 2 out to finish 7th
Beau Morgan (5)
Claire Hitch
Handy behind the front group early - jockey nearly parted company on the bend after the 3rd - pushed along and dropped away between the last two furlongs - well held at the finish
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Up with the front group early - driven and dropped away sharply after 4 out - well adrift and a serious blunder at 2 out - finished a distant 9th
Non-runners: Monsant (fatally injured leaving paddock)
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.