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Weatherbys And Birdie Calendars 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 24.41s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled handy early despite an awkward leap 2nd - moved into contention after the 9th - closed on the pace nearing 2 out and jumped a shade untidily - hit the front approaching the final fence - clouted it - sprinted away on the run-in - scored comfortably
Ryan Mania
Harry Derham
Settled in the pack wide - moved up to challenge 9th - hit the front strongly 3 out - urged along before 2 out - overtaken and blundered at the last - unable to find more on the run-in for second
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled just off the front group early - dropped back to towards the tail but not knocked out of contention - asked for effort approaching 3 out and improved into third by the last where a slight mistake occurred - kept on at an even effort to finish third
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Tracked the front group early - clipped the 5th and scrambled over the 8th - pressed for effort and dropped away 3 out - scratchy again 2 out - lost ground steadily from the last to finish fourth
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back early - crept into contention after the 9th and pushed along wide approaching 3 out - unable to find more from 2 out and beaten home
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
Travelled strongly early - up with pace and hit front at 7th - lost advantage before 3 out - pushed along and faded from 2 out to finish sixth
No. 2
5yo, 11-5, OR –
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Raced close up early - lost place after clipping the 3rd - scrappy at the 7th - crept back into contention wide after the 9th before drifting left under pressure approaching 3 out - weakened from 2 out to finish 7th
Jamie Hamilton
N W Alexander
Went straight to front - jumped awkwardly 6th before giving up advantage 7th and slipping back 9th - dropped away before 3 out - eventually well held in 8th
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.