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Grundon Waste Management Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3f63y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 46.52s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Toby McCain-Mitchell
Alastair Ralph
Settled behind the front group - hit the front two out and drifted towards the inside rail - kept finding through the closing stages to win
James Turner (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled midpack early - lost momentum around 2nd - untidy jumping 6th - made progress into contention 3 out - boxed in and shifted left before a blunder 2 out - fought to the line and narrowly denied
Shane Fenelon
Mickey Bowen
Settled at the back early - clipped the first - made ground before 2 out shifting left then right after it - still in contention approaching the last - stayed on for third beaten a half-length
Jay Tidball (3)
Paul Nicholls
Tracked the pace early - hit the second last and soon lost touch - dropped to 5th and faded through the final stages
Joe Anderson
Ben Clarke
Tracked pace early - hit a flat spot 4th - still involved with two out then held no more late finish - one down last
Callum Pritchard
Syd Hosie
Jumping less than crisp - settled at back early - made ground into 3 out - lost momentum wide on the home turn and faded with a blunder 2 out
Freddie Mitchell
Gary & Josh Moore
Went straight to the front - stumbled over the opening obstacle - lost command two out and quickly dropped away - clouted the final fence en route to finishing seventh
Non-runners: Akimos (unsuitable ground), Hobart (travel problems), John Barbour (self certificate, ran yesterday)
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.