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GC Rickards And Son Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f174y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 54.94s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Tom Bellamy
Matt Sheppard
Handy early - driven three out - shared the running from two out - hit front at the last - kept on strongly to prevail
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Set the pace early - driven from three out - jumped awkwardly and lost front spot at the last - lost ground steadily on the run-in to finish second
No. 1
5yo, 11-7, OR 105
J: Ben Smith (7) · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Ben Smith (7)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back within range - improved to lie third approaching 2 out - stayed on same pace from the last to finish third
Jonathan Burke
Robert Bevis
Settled in the back markers - made progress into contention before 3 out - lost touch after that and dropped away
Conor O'Farrell
Kerry Lee
Settled fourth early - lost touch from 3 out - well beaten before 2 out - finished 5th
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Handy in the early stages - dropped away rapidly approaching 9th - well beaten and eased out of it before 3 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.