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BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f188y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-120, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 58.34s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Awkward and inconsistent early - settled towards back - blundered 3rd - error again 6th - pushed along and made progress before 3 out - moved left to close on front pair before last - stayed on to prevail near the line
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Held a midpack position early - moved through to challenge for top spot two out - then slipped behind and pressed the front-runner - stayed on well up the run-in - edged back into second right on the line
Harry Reed
Tristan Davidson
Settled towards the back early - improved before 2 out moving right to join the front pair - pushed along to go clear - caught close home to finish third
Tom Midgley (3)
Tracy Waggott
Shared the front early - overtaken before the second and pressed for effort - settled into second briefly - knocked sideways two out and slipped back - stayed on at one gear through the finish
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - within range of front pair - not at best over 2nd - shared front spot 4th - knocked about before 3 out - went clear and pushed along - overtaken 2 out and dropped away to finish 5th
Kevin Brogan
Laura Horsfall
Shared front spot early - lost command before the 2nd and pressed to stay involved until 2 out - dropped away quickly after finishing 6th
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out before being pressed and slipping back - dropped away approaching the last to finish seventh
Shane Fenelon (5)
Mickey Bowen
Settled in the pack - scrappy over the third-last - pushed along before 2 out and dropped away tamely
Leah Noreci (10)
James Moffatt
Settled around mid-pack - hit third from home and put under pressure soon after - dropped away toward the finish - well held in 9th
William Maggs (5)
Donald McCain
Shared front rank early - went clear before 2nd - hit a flat spot 3rd - accompanied at head 4th - drifted right approaching 3 out - pressed then lost command and slipped away last two furlongs
Aaron Anderson (5)
Joanne Foster
Held up towards back - pressed for effort before 7th - pulled up before two 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.