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Bagley & Rylance 80th Celebration Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m3f207y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-145, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 55.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly 4th - made ground smoothly approaching 2 out - hit front before last - stayed on under pressure to prevail
Ben Jones
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled at the back early - hit the third obstacle - made ground into contention 3 out - knocked sideways after 2 out then moved right - fought hard in the closing stages - narrowly denied
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Went straight to front - drifted right at 5th - lost command approaching final fence - fought back on run-in but denied by a short margin
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention by the 5th - squeezed for space and drifted right after the second-last - stumbled at the final fence - still tight for room in the closing stages and could not close the gap - finished fourth
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Settled just off the pace early - knocked sideways at the opener and drifted left - moved out wide before the 3rd then took over second before the 6th - still holding a shot approaching the last - unable to find more and held on for fifth
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled towards the back of the pack early - errors at the 5th and a serious stumble 3 out hampered progress - improved into 6th but found little before another slip at the last
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Up with the pace on the rail - serious blunder at the 6th then another error 3 out - faded before the following fence to finish 7th
Sean Bowen
Gary Hanmer
Sat close to front until 6th - clipped one soon after and slipped back approaching 2 out - dropped away before the last
Kevin Brogan
Faye Bramley
Held up at the back - already going nowhere by 3 out - finished a distant 9th
Richie McLernon
Faye Bramley
Tracked front pair - drifted left into the advantage before losing fluency and dropping away 3 out - beaten from there 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.