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Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f207y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 6.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Sat close to pace early - scrappy jump 6th - bumped 2 out - pressed for effort soon after - edged ahead close home to score
James Bowen
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back early - made progress from 3 out - closed on the front-runner after 2 out - edged into it for the advantage approaching the last - stayed on to go down by a whisker
Dominic Hislop (10)
N W Alexander
Sat close to the front pack early - suffered a heavy bump when pushing forward but emerged in front approaching 2 out - pushed along and overtaken at the last - stayed on to go down by a short margin
Charlie Maggs (5)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back early despite pulling hard - made strong progress wide after three out - closed onto the pace two out - pushed along approaching the last - lost ground on the run-in
Peter Kavanagh
Lisa Harrison
Settled in the pack early - slipped to the rear and lost touch three out - unable to close from there - well held at the finish
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Held up towards the back - blundered at the 6th - staying on before falling 2 out
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Went straight to front - held clear of rivals until challenged approaching 2 out - came down at that fence
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.