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Auditel Cost & Carbon Management Challenge Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f116y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 0.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Settled off the pace early - drifted left at the 2nd and scrappy over the 6th - made ground from the 8th - went up to dispute matters 3 out - hit the front soon after - kept going strongly to the line
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Settled just off the pace - dropped back around 2nd - checked in traffic 4th - made ground 3 out to move into 2nd before the last - unable to challenge the winner but stayed on well - finished second
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled at the back early - made progress from the 8th before moving into second approaching two out then hit the last awkwardly - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing third
Harry Cobden
Lucy Wadham
Drifted left over fences early - raced handily and hit the front 2nd - lost command 4th before regaining it 5th - overtaken again after 8th - dropped away approaching 2 out - finished well held in 4th
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Dan Skelton
Sat up front early before dropping to second - regained command at the 4th - lost front spot briefly then back in charge after the 8th - scratchy over 3 out - surrendered advantage soon after and dropped away - well beaten at the finish
Jay Tidball (5)
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - dropped away before 3rd - up with front group - fell at 4th
Sean Bowen
Sarah Humphrey
Raced with the front group wide - dropped away after the 8th - eased and pulled up before 2 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.