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Ken Boulton Memorial (For The Ken Boulton Memorial Trophy) Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 1m7f168y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 48.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled around midpack early - made ground into contention after the third-last - hit the front approaching the final flight - kept finding under pressure to win
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Tracked the pacesetter early - clipped the fourth - made ground from three out - hit the front approaching the following fence and stayed there briefly - jumped awkwardly at the last and pushed back into second before edging out narrowly
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Settled towards the back - began to make progress from 3 out - up to third approaching the last - stayed on but couldn't reach the front two
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Raced fiercely early on - went to front - opened daylight by 3rd - clipped a fence 3 out - advantage cut back - overtaken after 2 out - couldn't find more up the run-in
James Bowen
Charles & Adam Pogson
Held up in the pack - improved to 6th - unable to quicken from 2 out - well held at the finish
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back - blundered 3rd then lost touch after 6th - no impression 3 out
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales
Sat close to the pace early - faded 3 out - dropped away before the following fence - well held at the finish
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Held up towards the back - lost touch long before 3 out - finished a distant last of little account
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.