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Get The Boyle Sports App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m3f154y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 15.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Set the pace early - drifted slightly left rounding the second - overtaken and driven on approaching two out - stayed in touch with the front-runner - edged in front by a whisker before the last but hit that fence awkwardly - lost the advantage again on the run-in before finding another gear to power clear in the final 100 yards
Callum Pritchard (5)
Ben Pauling
Sat behind front group - driven approaching final two furlongs - finishing well up the straight - nabbed second spot late but couldn't land the blow
Sean Quinlan
Tim Easterby
Sat close up early - bumped a bit 2nd - scrappy jumping 3 out - edged in front 2 out under pressure - came again soon after - pegged back just before last - hit the front again on the run-in but faded in final furlong to finish third
Jack Hogan
Fergal O'Brien
Held up early towards the back - dropped away 3 out - finished well held in 4th
Tom Midgley (3)
Mark Walford
Held up early - made headway before 4 out - pressed for effort after 2 out and kept on to finish fifth
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - drifted left at the second-last - soon dropped away thereafter - untidy at the final obstacle - came home sixth beaten just under five lengths
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled in the pack early - stumbled and lost jockey at the opening obstacle
Non-runners: Mr Ramoon (withdrawn; by order of stewards)
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.