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Scone Estates Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m47y, Hurdle, 3yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 47.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville
Tracked the pace group - clipped a fence at the 5th - hit front two out - kept responding to the whip and finished full of running
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled towards the back early - made ground from three out - joined the leader approaching the last two - kept responding to the line but edged out by a short margin
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled off the pace early - made headway into contention near the finish to move up into 3rd - but always short of the leading pair
Charlie Maggs (5)
Iain Jardine
Handy early - stumbled at 2nd - still involved with 2 out before fading close home to finish 4th
Lewis Saunders (7)
Olly Murphy
Set the pace early - jumped awkwardly three out then lost command two out - drifted off a true line soon after - dropped away approaching the final furlong to finish fifth
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Held up early - lost momentum before the leader - blundered 3 out - already held up before 2 out and finished tailed off
Non-runners: Mighty Tom (self certificate, lame)
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.