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Chris Wills Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m5f122y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 8.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled just behind the front group early - asked for effort in 3rd around the home turn - hit the front approaching two out - drew away between the last two for a comfortable win
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Settled at the rear early - made ground wide and clipped the fourth-last - into second before the following fence and brushed the second-last - kept on without troubling the runaway leader - finished second
Rex Dingle
Jeremy Scott
Held up in the back markers early keeping a tight hold - made progress approaching two out then into third but jumped awkwardly there - kept on at an unchanged tempo to the line - always held with the runaway winner well clear
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Sat close to the front early - edged in front after the 2nd - urged on approaching 3 out - overtaken and dropped to third soon after - faded between the last two finishing fourth
Jay Tidball (5)
Paul Nicholls
Sat close to front group early - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - lost ground into home turn - beaten into 5th
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
Wide on the outer with the front group - driven approaching 4 out then lost touch - dropped right out finishing well beaten in 6th
No. 2
7yo, 12-0, OR 115
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early before being overtaken just after the 2nd - stayed in touch until fading before 3 out - dropped away quickly and slipped towards the back - finished well adrift as the race petered out
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.