19:00
Fairlight Studios Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f188y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 49.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Jonathan England
Sam England
Settled in the pack early - made ground from two out - drew alongside approaching the finish - went on close home and stayed on to win
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Up with the pace early - shared the running until after 3 out - remained in touch approaching the finish - outpaced by winner late - beaten 1.25 lengths into 2nd
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Tracked front pair - clipped 4th and scrambled over 7th - couldn't pick up pace approaching final fence - kept going to snatch third near the line
William Maggs (5)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Sat behind pace early - moved into second three out - hit front before two out but ragged over the last - overtaken on the run-in - held on for fourth without finding more
Mr D McGill (7)
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Shared front spot early - held on into contention approaching two out - unable to find more inside final strides - finished fifth beaten just over five lengths
Danny McMenamin
Brian Ellison
Held up at the back - improved into contention approaching 2 out - dropped away before the last then well held
Sean Bowen
James Owen
Settled in the pack midfield - briefly went second before fading after 3 out - dropped away from 2 out to finish 7th
Brian Hughes
Justin Landy
Held up at back throughout - still detached three out - well beaten in 8th
Richie McLernon
Ben Haslam
Settled towards the back on the outer - lost touch by the 6th and drifting further adrift 3 out - retired from proceedings shortly after
Non-runners: Red Force One (unsuitable ground)
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.