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Grace And Dotty Country Clothing Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 41.87s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Went straight to front after the first - drifted right at obstacles - hit the front early and stayed there - pressed hard from two out - driven out up the straight - stuck on to prevail - never headed by the second
Mr Sean O'Connor (7)
Dan Skelton
Sat behind the front group early - moved into second on the home turn - closed on the front-runner after two out - kept going strongly and looked to have claims - driven out on the run-in but denied by a narrow margin
Charlie Todd
Charles & Adam Pogson
Held up towards the back - improved into 3rd by home turn - driven after 2 out but weakened on the run-in
Lewis Saunders (5)
Olly Murphy
Settled midfield - driven and drifted left two out - unable to find further gain finishing fourth
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Held up at the back - driven up before fading before 2 out - well held at the finish
William Shanahan (5)
Jennie Candlish
Settled midfield early - moved into 2nd place after the 6th - lost touch entering home turn - well held at the finish
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Sent to front early - gave up top spot after 1st and sat second - dropped away following 6th - drifted towards the back - jumped awkwardly 4 out - driven on after 3 out and soon well beaten
Non-runners: Golden De Coeur (self certificate), Motazzen (unsuitable ground), Zenato (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.