14:50
AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m47y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 56.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Front from start - opened daylight after 1st but scratchy at 2nd - advantage cut back approaching 3 out - urged along 2 out - stayed on strongly to the line for the win
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Tracked the pack early - improved into contention 3 out and pushed along approaching final furlong - stayed on well to finish second beaten a half-length
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Settled with the pack early - moved into third after 3 out then lost momentum under pressure 2 out - finished well to close late for third
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Lisa Harrison
Settled at the back early - moved through from 3 out but blundered and driven approaching 2 out - fought back on the run-in to finish 4th
Sean Bowen
R Mike Smith
Settled at back of field - pushed along with modest progress before blundering two out - soon dropped away - finished 5th beaten 12¾ lengths
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Held up in rear early - never able to make an impression - finished sixth well beaten
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Handy early - pushing on behind the front-running rival after the first - dropped away fast approaching 3 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Rewired (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.