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Plyvine Catering Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 21.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Evan Williams
Set the pace from the off - drifted to the left at obstacles - scrappy over the 6th - lost command for a moment 4 out - back in command around the home turn before 3 out - veered markedly left at the last then pulled clear to score
David Bass
Henry Daly
Settled in midfield early - moved up into contention passing halfway - took closer order behind the leader from 2 out and pressed for the lead under pressure before the last - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 2nd beaten 2¼ lengths
Jack Andrews (3)
T Ellis
Handy up front - urged on approaching 3 out - unbalanced after error at the last obstacle before it - lost touch with front two after the final fence but stayed on to finish third
James Best
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled close up early - nudged into command 4 out for a short spell before being overtaken on the home turn - lost ground steadily after 2 out to finish fourth
Ben Poste
Nikki Evans
Settled midfield - lost touch approaching final 3 furlongs - dropped away steadily thereafter - finished well held in 5th
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Georgie Howell
Settled towards the back of the field - lost touch after 4 out - well beaten from there - finished sixth
Murray Dodd (7)
Max Young
Settled at the back throughout - dropped away from a long way before 3 out - faded after 2 out
Liam Harrison
Julian Smith
Held up towards the back of the field - dropped away with 3 to jump - well held at the finish
Callum Pritchard (5)
Joe Tickle
Held up at the back from the off - dropped away long before the 7th - finished a distant last of the field
No. 6
7yo, 11-1, OR 87
J: Craig Nichol · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up at the back - lost touch with the field - eased and taken out of it before 3 out
Non-runners: Jamaicaine (withdrawn; vet's advice), Sumatran Tiger (unsuitable ground)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.