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AxeTheRacingTax Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 3m2f105y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 41.79s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Handy in the pack - shown forward and sent clear before the second-last - clean leap at the final fence and stayed on strongly to prevail
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Set the pace early - pressed and lost front spot approaching 2 out - stayed on through the run-in to finish second beaten a length and a quarter
Sean Bowen
Alison Thorpe
Settled handy early - moved into contention 3f out - pushed into third approaching 2 out - kept trying to line but no answer to leading two
Mr James King (3)
Max Comley
Held a forward spot early - driven into action after 4 out and scratchy at the third-last - lost ground approaching the last two furlongs to finish fourth
Osian Radford (10)
Evan Williams
Settled just off the pace early - pushed along after three out but couldn't find any response - well beaten in 5th
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Settled in fourth early on - dropped away three out and pushed along under pressure - unable to make an impact and well held at the finish
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.