20:10
Greenhead Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
Class 5, 2m7f63y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 37.42s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Held up at the back - improved into 6th - made progress after 3 out - upsides the front pair 2 out - asked for effort and hit front on turn for home - driven out and stayed on to score
Charlie Price (3)
Maurice Barnes
Settled in the pack early - moved onto the heels of the front group 3 out - tight for room in 2nd approaching the home turn - driven out before the last and kept battling to the line but couldn't get on terms with the winner
Jack Quinlan
John Berry
Settled towards the back early - still midfield around 7th when clouted the fourth out - made ground two out - pushed into 4th approaching the last - stayed on without troubling those ahead to finish 3rd
Lorcan Murtagh
Barry Murtagh
Held up behind the front-runner early - eased back into the pack then edged into the leading trio by the 3rd - shaken up to lead into the home bend - unable to find more approaching the final obstacle and held for 4th
Jamie Hamilton
Annabelle Sowray
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 4th - pushed along into the home turn - stayed on without threatening the front
Brian Hughes
Joanne Foster
Settled midpack early - moved up to fourth by the fourth - blundered two out and dropped back before finishing well held in 6th
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Took up front position and quickly opened a substantial advantage - advantage trimmed approaching the 6th - right at 3 out and not clean over it - lost the front after 2 out and fell away on the home turn to finish 7th
Ryan Mania
Justin Landy
Tracked front-running rival - moved closer approaching 6th and went on after second last - overtaken entering home straight and dropped away
Joe Williamson (3)
Gillian Boanas
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort and lost ground after 2 out - eventually well held in 9th
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.