15:30
Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-130, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 48.06s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jonathan England
Sam England
Tracked leading group - roused approaching home turn - closed on rivals three out - edged in front two out - met last cleanly and stayed on strongly to the line
Paddy Hanlon (5)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled with the pack early - pushed along and made progress before 3 out - fully involved approaching 2 out then promoted into second last - kept going without quickening to finish 2nd beaten a length and a half
Brian Hughes
Ollie Pears
Travelled strongly early - hit the front - pressed for effort 3 out and lost lead 2 out - battled on at unchanged effort after the last for third
Jack Andrews (3)
Pam Sly
Settled with strong grip early - close to front - urged into contention before 3 out - hit a flat spot 2 out - unable to threaten from the last and finished fourth
Conor O'Farrell
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled towards the back early - lost momentum at the 6th - never in touch with the front and finished 5th
Richie McLernon
Ben Haslam
Pulled hard early - tucked in behind the front group - clipped the 4th - dropped back after 6th - urged along before 3 out with another mistake then faded from 2 out to finish 6th
Peter Kavanagh
Lisa Harrison
Settled at the back early - roused to make progress out wide and clipped the obstacle three out - stayed on to loom up with a leading role before coming down at the final fence
Non-runners: Don't Mind If I Do (self certificate), Go Dante (self certificate), Monaco Rules (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.