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Bear Hotel Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m7f191y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 56.91s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Evan Williams
Positioned wide behind the pace early - fumbled first fence - hit front approaching 3 out before being nudged into second briefly 2 out - pressed for effort before last - found more on the run-in to regain command close home - drew clear to score
Shane Fenelon (5)
Mickey Bowen
Sat behind front group early - moved into second three out and hit the front after - driven out and challenged approaching the line - overtaken close home and unable to find more - narrowly denied in second
James Bowen
Tim Vaughan
Held handy spot behind front group - urged into 3rd approaching final two furlongs - driven out and stayed on through the run-in - edged for second at the line but lacked the finishing speed to land it
Robert Dunne
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - urged into contention approaching 3 out - moved into 4th before 2 out - stayed on for 4th
Callum Pritchard (5)
Alison Thorpe
Settled towards the back - met trouble 4 out - unable to land a blow - eventually home in 5th
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Went straight to front - driven and overtaken nearing 3 out then dropped to third - driven again before 2 out - faded from there to finish sixth
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.