15:30
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 26.37s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled in touch off the pace - shared second spot before two out but hit that flight untidily - eased forward to draw level approaching the last - shot to the front and drew away for the win
Mark McDonagh
John C McConnell
Set the pace early - stumbled slightly 3 out but stayed in front and opened a gap before the 4th - two lengths up at 3 out despite another mistake - pressed for effort approaching the last where a rival drew alongside - dropped to second and lost momentum - kept going to finish runner-up
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held mid-pack early - improved to challenge for second before two out - pushed along and pressed the front pair - stayed on up the run-in to finish third
No. 1
6yo, 11-2, OR 121
J: Kielan Woods · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Handy early - dropped back before 7th after a scrappy leap - pushed along before 2 out and drifted left over it - stayed on up the run-in without threatening
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - stumbled slightly after the 6th - urged forward and drifted left approaching two out - edged into it before the last but weakened in the final stages to finish 5th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - moved through to press the pacesetter by the 5th and drew level approaching two out - pressed for effort soon after and dropped away late
No. 5
5yo, 11-2, OR –
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Held up handy early - dropped away 5th - well beaten before final two flights - finished last of contenders
No. 10
4yo, 11-1, OR 125
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Held up at the back from the start - pressed for effort before the 6th - well beaten before 3 out - finished a distant 8th
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack before the finish - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Fountains Blenhein (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.