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Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m2f191y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 31.25s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up in 4th - moved into contention after the 6th - a fluent leap put the race to bed 3 out - quickly went far ahead - kept on powerfully - allowed to coast home
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Tracked the front-runner early - improved into 3rd after the 6th - clipped the 4th from home before being driven on - moved up to 2nd approaching 2 out - kept going to the line but well beaten into 2nd
Brian Hughes
Nicky Richards
Settled in the pack - clipped the opening obstacle - driven forward into the straight to move up to 4th - kept at it but unable to close from 2 out - finished third
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Held up towards the back - fumbled two out - stayed on late to pass tired opposition finishing fourth
Sam Ewing
S R B Crawford
Held up towards the back - made headway three out and shared 4th two out under pressure - dropped away before the last
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Went straight to front and opened a big gap before the 2nd - advantage narrowed approaching 4 out - jumped awkwardly and lost command 3 out - dropped away meekly to finish sixth
Craig Nichol
Brian Ellison
Settled midfield - hit the fourth from home and briefly improved before fading before the following fence - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish
J J Slevin
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Held up towards the back - pushed along two out - no impact on the finish - eventually beaten a long way home
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled behind the front-runner early - slipped back at the 6th - faded steadily thereafter - finished well beaten in 9th
Non-runners: Lucky One (self certificate, burst blood vessel)
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.