15:10
Peter Gander Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 1m7f195y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 5 runners
Winning time 3m 57.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales
Positioned wide off the pace early - moved to front entering straight - stumbled at last but quickly balanced - stayed on to assert under pressure
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Wide in 4th early - shared 3rd before moving clear into that spot - moved up to 2nd but drifted left approaching 2 out - edged left again at the last - driven but unable to close on run-in finishing 2nd
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled on the rail in front - driven and overtaken entering straight - dropped away from second soon after - weary and stumbled two out then never able to trouble the front pair late on
Ben Pollard (10)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled at the back early - still adrift entering the home bend in 4th - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Brendan Powell
David Bridgwater
Held up eagerly in third early - dropped away from that spot by the 6th and slipped further back approaching home turn - dropped right out and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Cawthorne Banker (self certificate), Hill Station (self certificate)
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.