14:23
NFU Mutual Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f139y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 34.91s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
James Owen
Sat handy on the rail in third - lost momentum entering the second-last furlongs as the front pair went on - pushed along and hit a flat spot at the final fence - fought back hard up the run-in - got up close home to win
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Handy in the early stages - hit the front 6th - matched by a rival 3 out - travelling strongest 2 out - clipped last obstacle - pressed hard and caught close home
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled behind the front group early - moved into second by the 7th - sat close to the front-runner after 3 out - asked for effort 2 out - closed strongly in the straight but edged back to third close home
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled with the pack early - stumbled at 3rd - urged forward as the home turn arrived - dropped away soon after - unable to threaten and lost ground steadily from 2 out to finish 4th
Charlie Hammond
Nick Kent
Held up at the back - hit the third-last - never a factor - finished well beaten in 5th
Gavin Sheehan
Clare Hobson
Settled towards the back - unable to threaten leaders - finished sixth
Jack Hogan
Fergal O'Brien
Set the pace early - stumbled and yielded advantage at the 6th before dropping away after the 7th - dropped to the back of the field - well held before 2 out and finished 7th
Non-runners: Matoury (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.