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Nigel Reeve 60th Birthday Celebration Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m70y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 53.61s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Hampered start - settled behind the front group - moved into second entering the final bend - edged in front close to the last - driven out to hold on under pressure in the closing stages and won
Isabelle Ryder (7)
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled in the pack - moved up to 4th at the 4th - closed on the principals on the way to the final fence - upsides the head of affairs approaching the last - battled on the run-in but narrowly denied
Miss Molly Legg (7)
David Bridgwater
Settled in the pack - pulled hard before moving up to 2nd after the second - not clean at the following fence and fell back into the group - kept on for 3rd
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Held up towards the back - error 4 out disrupted progress just as headway made - up into 4th soon after - driven around the home turn but unable to close on those ahead
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Nikki Evans
Settled in the pack - driven approaching 2 out - unable to quicken and dropped away - finished 5th
Lilly Pinchin
Michael Mullineaux
Settled in the pack - nudged for effort two furlongs out - found little - finished sixth
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Evan Williams
Held up early in last place - lost touch with fourth spot - struggled to find rhythm and drifted left through the contest - well held at the finish
No. 1
7yo, 11-7, OR 99
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early and travelled keenly - stretched clear from the 3rd - advantage narrowed approaching 2 out - driven and overtaken around the home turn - faded fast and was pulled up
Miss Carys Morris (7)
Katy Price
Settled midfield early - blundered at the 3rd - dropped away before 2 out and pulled up
Alice Stevens (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back - dropped away and off the bridle approaching 4 out - taken out of the race after 2 out
Miss Thomasina Eyston (7)
Carroll Gray
Sat close to the pace early - driven into the advantage off the home turn before losing it near the last - dislodged rider after clearing the final flight
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.