14:30
Happy 60th Birthday Nigel Kirby Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m7f70y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 3 runners
Winning time 5m 57.48s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled behind the front-runner - crept closer before the 5th - pushed to keep tempo after 4 out - slipped back and urged 3 out where not quite accurate at the obstacle - found renewed effort approaching 2 out - hit the front before the last and stayed on to win
Charlie Todd
Ian Williams
Settled at the back early - made ground into contention 4 out - up to second 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - dropped back before the last - fought back on the run-in but couldn't reel in the winner
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Made the running and pulled well ahead early - tended to drift right at fences - advantage cut back approaching 5th - pressure applied from 3 out - passed before the last - kept on at one tempo to finish third
Non-runners: Ernest Gray (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.