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Join Southwell Golf Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 17.90s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
James Owen
Shared third early - clumsy jump 6th - dropped away when pace quickened after 3 out - forced left for room before 2 out - found renewed energy before last - went ahead soon after and stayed on strongly to the line
Tom Broughton (5)
Fergal O'Brien
In touch with the pace early - lost ground and needed pressing after 3 out - scrappy jump 2 out - edged in front approaching the last then overtaken - stayed on to finish second
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Sent to front early - overtaken after 3 out - traveling comfortably 2 out - roused approaching last - fought on well but outpaced by front two - finished third by half a length
Charlie Hammond
Nick Kent
Settled at the rear early - stumbled first and again 7th - lost touch after 3 out - short-lived improvement approaching 2 out - moved left before the last - unable to find more and dropped away late - finished 4th
Robert Dunne
Henrietta C Knight
Tracked the front-runner wide - stumbled 3 out - hit the front briefly before 2 out but not clean over it - swiftly overtaken and fell back - faded after the last
Non-runners: Surrey Lord (vet's certificate, bruised foot)
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.