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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m7f208y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 5m 52.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Settled towards the back early - made progress three out - hit the front at the final flight - drifted left close home - kept going strongly to assert
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Sat behind pace - moved up to dispute 3 out - went in front 2 out - reeled in near the line and unable to fight back finishing second beaten 2.75 lengths
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - closed ground before the final fence and moved into third by the line - kept on to finish third
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back and wide - scrappy over 4th - made ground into last - couldn't land a blow on the front pair
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Tracked the front group - hit the third-last then pushed along after the next - held no further improvement in the closing stages - finished 5th
Harry Atkins (7)
Dan Skelton
Settled just behind the pace - improved after 4 out despite an awkward jump 3 out - couldn't quicken again in the finish
Callum Pritchard (5)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Handy in the early running - dropped away after 2 out - beaten a long way by the last - finished 7th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back from the 7th - still adrift approaching 3 out - nudged closer after 2 out but never in contention
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack - stumbled 3 out - driven approaching 2 out with nothing more to give before the last
Alex Harvey (3)
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back of the pack - made progress into the contest 4 out - pushed along after 3 out and dropped away in the final stretch
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Held clear advantage until faltering slightly 2 out - dropped away before last - well held at finish
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 12th
Richie McLernon
Emmet Mullins
Up with the front group - pulled hard early - advanced to 3rd - dropped away 3 out and struggling - remote last
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Sat close to the pace early - still holding a midfield position - lost momentum four out - dropped right away and finished last
Conor Stone-Walsh (3)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled among the pack early - lost ground approaching 3 out - still without a threat when down at 2 out
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - niggled at before 3 out - struggling to land a blow when fell 2 out
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Settled around midfield - lost momentum approaching the finish - pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Montecam (self certificate, not eaten up)
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.