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Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m161y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-95, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 3.30s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
James Best
Seamus Mullins
Needed early encouragement - soon settled just behind the pace - asked for effort approaching 3 out - moved through to dispute there - driven again before following fence - went ahead on the inner before the last and kept going to the line
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Sat handy behind the front group early - asked for effort and lost momentum approaching 3 out - baulked by a fallen rival there - came back strongly out wide before the last - found extra on the run-in - grabbed second inside the final 110 yards - finished second beaten three quarters of a length
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
Visibly on edge before the off - set the pace early - lost top spot by a whisker and slipped to third three out - regained second before the last - pressed the leader approaching the final flight - driven out but couldn't find more and held third close home
David Bass
Max Comley
Settled towards the rear of the group early - moved up on the outer to join the front pack around the turn - improved into second three out - hit the front two out - drifted right under pressure approaching the last - overtaken soon after and faded on the run-in to finish fourth
Ciaran Gethings
Robert Stephens
Settled towards the back on the outside - checked by a fallen rival three out with race already beyond reach - well held at the finish
Bryan Carver
D Summersby
Settled at the back of the field - crept into contention 4 out but couldn't threaten - finished well adrift in 6th
Taylor Fisher
Joe Tickle
Held up eagerly early - sat close to front-runner - driven and level when came down 3 out
Lee Edwards
Bernard Llewellyn
Off the pace from the start - urged forward before the 3rd - dropped well adrift by halfway - eased out of contention approaching 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.