17:30
Grace & Dotty Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m2f148y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 29.49s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Sat close to front early - still handy three out - shared control two out then pushed on clear - stayed on up the run-in - edge shrank late but held to the line
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled towards the back early - still with work needed two out and down in 5th - pushed along and made steady headway approaching the last - closed on the leader but not quite good enough
Callum Pritchard (5)
Ben Clarke
Held a midpack position early - still close to the front group three out - pushed up to share the advantage two out - quickly overtaken and urged along - blundered at the last - stayed on without extra gear and edged out of second close home
Jack Quinlan
Hayley Burton
Settled towards the back - improved into 4th 2 out and pressed for the lead - hit last and had nothing more - dropped a place near the finish
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Settled at the back early - nudged for effort approaching 3 out - well beaten before 2 out - finished a distant 5th
James Best
Martin Keighley
Jumped untidily throughout - held towards back and pushed along before 2 out - fell away well behind late
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Pulled hard in front - cleared the track before 4th - untidy at 6th - surrendered lead 2 out - soon fell away and well beaten
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Settled at back of field - pushed along before 6th - lost touch and eased before 3 out - pulled up
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.