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Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m6f7y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 36.83s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Sat handy early - stumbled 8th - moved into second on the home bend - cruising into the lead approaching the last - quickly clear - allowed to coast in unchallenged
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up in the back markers - driven approaching two out then closed on the pace last - moved into second on the run-in - stayed on but unable to trouble the winner late
Harry Bannister
Alex Hales
Sat second early - shared the front around 3 out then went clear at the home turn - pressed into last after being reeled in - faded on the run to finish third
Chris Ward (3)
Michael Gates
Settled off the pace towards the back - lost touch two out but found renewed energy after the last - finished strongly to snatch fourth close home
Lilly Pinchin
Alison Thorpe
Settled towards the back - made progress from two out - up into fourth around the home turn - pushed along after the last and eased back out of fourth close to the line
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Sent to front early - matched up approaching 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - dropped away rapidly before the last and finished well behind
Isabelle Ryder (7)
Joanne Thomason-Murphy
Handy in the pack early - dropped away two out and began to toil - well adrift when eased and pulled up before the final fence
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.