18:30
Shirley Guest 80th Birthday Celebration Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 2m70y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, M, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 56.47s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Set the pace from the off - driven forward and edged clear before the last - kept responding under pressure on the run-in - held on for the win
Theo Gillard
Mark Gillard
Sat close behind the front-runner - driven approaching the home turn with no gain made by the last - kept on at one speed to finish second
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Handy near front early - hit a hurdle in 2nd - driven into 3rd after the second-last then kept on at an even effort
Daniel Sansom (3)
Seamus Mullins
Held up at the back - improved into 4th after 4 out - driven straight but unable to find more before the finish
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales
Held around midpack early - hit second obstacle awkwardly - pushed along and struggling by two out - well held at the finish
James Davies
Chris Down
Held up towards the back - urged forward 3 out - well beaten by 2 out - came home a distant sixth
Jack Hogan
Gary Hanmer
Settled in the pack - came down 4 out
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Tracked the pack early - dropped towards the back by the 4th and fell further adrift - eased out of contention before 2 out
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away 4 out and faltered after a poor leap 3 out - eased out of contention past the following fence
Non-runners: Formel Park (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.