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Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 2m5f56y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 16.26s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Handy early behind front pack - closing on pace-setter three out under pressure - hit front approaching final flight - drove on strongly to the finish
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Towards the back - improved when not clean over 7th - bold leap to front at 8th and pulled well away after the following fence - margin narrowed 2 out - drifted right before last - not tidy and passed at last - stuck on to finish second
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Handy with front group early - asked for effort before 2 out - stayed on to finish third
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort 3 out - drifted right nearing the final fence - hit the last - kept going on the run-in to take fourth - unable to close further
Peter Kavanagh
Lisa Harrison
Settled in the pack early - improved position before 3 out - stayed on at the same rate from the final flight - finished 5th beaten 6 lengths
Aaron Anderson (5)
Mike Sowersby
Settled in the pack early - pushed along after 3 out - kept battling from the back to finish 6th
Harry Bannister
Sara Ender
Settled close up early - hit front after 3rd - lost command at 8th - pushed along in pursuit before 3 out but found nothing near finish
Tom Broughton (5)
Nick Kent
Pulled hard early - settled towards back - shaped better nearing 3 out before dropping away late
Mr P J O'Neill (7)
John F O'Neill
Settled towards the back - nudged into contention approaching 3 out - dropped away from the following fence - eventually well beaten in 9th
Danny McMenamin
John Dawson
Went straight to front - lost command after 3rd - pushed along and dropped away before 3 out - eventually beaten 30 lengths in 10th
William Maggs (5)
Lizzie Quinlan
Held a forward spot early despite some untidy jumping - tracking the front group from the 3rd - blundered at the 7th and dropped back - urged to keep up by the 9th - dropped away before 3 out and beaten a long way home
Richie McLernon
Joanne Foster
Settled in the pack early - improved to press the front pair by the 7th - dropped away 9th and soon toiling - pulled up before three 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.