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Colin Willcocks Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 38.40s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in third early - moved into second two out and edged ahead wide entering the final furlong - pushed out to draw away and score
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Sat behind pacesetter who opened advantage after 2nd - narrowed gap approaching 3 out - hit front on home turn - overtaken close home - kept going at unchanged tempo up the straight to finish 2nd
Nathan Howie (3)
James Owen
Jumped to front - built advantage before 4th where gap narrowed - overhauled on the home bend and dropped to 3rd after blundering 2 out - faded between the final two flights
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Raced off the inside in 4th early - edged nearer approaching home turn - lost momentum before 2 out - finished 4th
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Evan Williams
Held up at the back from the start - needed urging along and losing touch after the 5th - well beaten 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.