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Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
Class 5, 2m5f56y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 12.93s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Callum Pritchard (5)
Ben Pauling
Sat close up early - moved through to hit front near final flight then drifted left in the closing stages - kept finding under pressure to win
Harry Bannister
Sara Ender
Settled towards the back early - made progress into mid-division by the 9th - crept onto the pace approaching 2 out - kept battling to snatch second right on the line
William Maggs (5)
Mike Sowersby
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention around the 9th - pressed the front group before 2 out - stayed on well to snatch third close home
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Set the pace at a fair gallop early - opened a big margin second time out - gap narrowed by the sixth - pushed along skipping the normal move two out - overtaken before the last and faded to finish fourth
Charlie Maggs (5)
Adam Nicol
Sat close to the pace - moved smoothly into contention two out - pressed for the lead approaching the last - had nothing more and lost place near the finish
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Handy with front group early - not accurate at second-last fence - unable to find more approaching final fence - finished sixth well beaten
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Tracked the front-runner early - blundered 7th and untidy at the following fence - dropped away nearing two out - form gave way soon after finishing seventh
Callum Bewley
Martin Todhunter
Jumped erratically early - held up towards the back - lost touch and pulled up before two out
Ryan Mania
Micky Hammond
Settled midfield early - made no progress through the race - dropped out at the rear - pulled up before the second-last
Brian Hughes
Mark Walford
Settled behind the pace - slipped back through the field before fading further - well off the back and losing touch - eventually pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Captain Cool (vet's certificate, abscess)
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.