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Subaru Crosstrek Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f191y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 5.20s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Went straight to front - lost command 5th before regaining it soon after - clipped second-last - kept finding under pressure to prevail
Ellis Collier (5)
Bernard Llewellyn
Settled among the pack early - made progress by the 8th - checked in run 3 out and again 2 out costing ground - fought back approaching the last - moved into second there - unable to match winner - stayed on to the line
James Bowen
Alison Thorpe
Settled among the pack early - moved up to second before hitting the front at the 5th - overtaken soon after - stayed on without finding more late to finish 3rd
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled towards the back early - jumping awkwardly at the 2nd - made headway approaching 3 out - shared 2nd place at the last then found nothing more in closing stages
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled at the back - made ground on the outer approaching 3 out - found little from the last and faded into 5th
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Ryan Potter
Set the pace early but hit first badly and dropped back - faded from mid-pack by fifth then behind from three out - shifted right and finding second wind before coming to grief two out
Mr Edward Vaughan (7)
Tim Vaughan
Tracked the pace early - stumbled and dropped back at the 2nd then drifted right at the 3rd - regained ground before the following fence - scratchy over the 7th - up with the leading group before a heavy blunder 3 out - rider slipped a stirrup and effort ended there - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Getuptheyard (unsuitable ground), Inspector Lynley (unsuitable ground), Pooroldmackley (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.