13:15
Perth & Kinross Foodbank Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m47y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 22.15s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Travelled close up wide - hit front 3rd - driven and under pressure 2 out - drew away last and kept going to the line
No. 2
5yo, 11-4, OR –
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled just behind the front group on the rail - scrappy over the opening fence - moved up strongly to dispute matters approaching two out - lost position near the finish but stayed on to the line
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Raced towards the centre of the pack wide - scrappy in 5th - improved into contention driven along approaching 2 out then lost the advantage - stayed on for 3rd
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Sat wide behind front pack early - lost touch under pressure nearing 2 out - found some late running from the last to finish 4th
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back early - under pressure before two out - edged into the pack late on - finished fifth
Jamie Hamilton
Michael & David Easterby
Held up at back - urged forward approaching home turn but couldn't improve position - still last into the straight - well held at the finish
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled in the pack on the rail - nudged for effort but couldn't threaten leaders before 2 out - faded to finish seventh
Peter Kavanagh
Lisa Harrison
Went straight to front - inexperienced in the early stages - lost the advantage at the 3rd then dropped away quickly approaching 2 out
Non-runners: There Runs Mary (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.