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Remembering Margaret Roberts Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m5f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, M, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 57.21s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back early - made progress from out wide 3 out - pushed along soon after - shifted right approaching the last - found extra between rivals to hit the front on the run-in and dug in for the win
Miss Victoria Malzard (5)
Harry Derham
Settled towards the rear early - made smooth progress on the inner then drifted wide approaching three out - moved into third two out - pushed along and continued to close in the closing stages - runner-up beaten a short head
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Sat close to the front early - hit the front after 5th - driven up approaching 2 out - overtaken at the last then edged out of second on the run-in - faded into third
Jamie Brace (5)
Sheila Lewis
Settled towards the rear early - made progress into midfield before moving up to challenge from 5th - improved into second wide entering the straight - hit the front two out - drifted right approaching the last - overtaken and faded in the closing stages to finish fourth
Joe Anderson (3)
Jamie Snowden
Held up in 4th - shaken up before three out but scratchy at the fence and lost touch after - well held at the finish
Jack Quinlan
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Settled just behind front two early - urged to keep tempo before 3 out - blundered next and dropped away - finished sixth well beaten
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Set the pace early to the 5th - dropped away rounding the turn and quickly fell out of touch - soon detached at the rear - clipped the third-last - eased out of contention before the second-last
Non-runners: Rockola Vogue (vet's certificate, stiff)
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.