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Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
Class 5, 2m2f25y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 16.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front two out and drew away before the final fence - kept finding under pressure to the line
Conor O'Farrell
Rebecca Menzies
Settled in the pack - improving on the wide outside approaching 3 out - moved into 2nd 2 out - drifted left under pressure before the last and held no threat to winner
Dylan Johnston (3)
Jackie Stephen
Settled towards the back early - made strong progress on the inner approaching three out to move into third between the last two - unable to threaten the front pair and drifted left as driven on the run-in finishing 3rd
No. 1
5yo, 11-7, OR 98
J: Conner McCann (7) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled at the back - clumsy at the third last and picked up wide 2 out into 4th - lacked the speed to land a blow
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Set the pace and opened a big advantage after the second - margin cut approaching the turn - urged along soon after - overtaken with two out and slipped to third moments later - dropped away between the last two and beaten well into fifth
Danny McMenamin
Daragh Bourke
Sat handy behind the front pair early - moved into second after the 5th - stayed in pursuit of the front-runner and driven on into the straight - dropped from second spot before 2 out - faded to finish sixth
Joshua Thompson (7)
Micky Hammond
Held up towards the back - under pressure and among the tail-enders - came down at the second-last
Brian Hughes
Annabelle Sowray
Held up at back of field - lost touch with the leading group - dropped away and eased down before 2 out
Peter Kavanagh
Jean McGregor
Travelled wide early - tracking front-runner who edged away after 2nd - dropped from second spot by the 5th - stayed in touch with front group - blundered and faded 3 out before being pulled up
Charlotte Jones
Hannah McMahon
Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the field - eased and pulled up before 2 out
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.