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John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2)
Class 4, 1m4f63y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 40.12s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Cobden
Andrew Balding
Set the pace from the off - urged forward and opened daylight rounding the bend for home - asked for effort with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to score
Jack Quinlan
B F Brookhouse
Held up towards the back - progress made two out - into 3rd and drifted left approaching the final furlong - stayed on for second beaten 3 1/4 lengths
Adam Wedge
James Owen
Settled around midfield - driven on with over a furlong left - finished with modest late progress to be third beaten 5 lengths
Robert Dunne
Ian Williams
Sat close to the front - driven with two furlongs left - weakened inside final furlong to finish fourth
Charlie Deutsch
Hugo Palmer
Settled in the pack early - roused up to challenge for third with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Brian Hughes
Karl Thornton
Sat close to the pace on the wide side - under pressure entering the straight - fading and then hampered a furlong from home - finished sixth
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Held up towards the back on the wide side - pushed along with 2f left - soon lost ground - came home well beaten in 7th
Nick Slatter
Tony Carroll
Sat close to the pace early - urged forward with 2f remaining - faded through closing stages to finish 8th
Ben Poste
Bernard Llewellyn
Hampered leaving the stalls - dropped to the back and never closer than midfield - nudged into contention from over 3f out - never a factor and finished ninth
Non-runners: Giselles Defence (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
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.