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Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 2m3f110y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 24.88s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Handy early - shared front spot before 2nd then squeezed on for a spell before 6th - forged clear before 2 out - challenged near final fence - stayed on strongly to score
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Mid-division early - jumped poorly at the 1st and again at the 3rd - closing on the front rank 3 out - advanced to challenge 2 out - driven up to dispute at the last - stuck on but second best near the line
Richie McLernon
Donald Whillans
Settled in the pack close to the front markers - blundered 3 out and needed urging - ragged again 2 out - closed up to challenge approaching the last - couldn't quicken and dropped away close home
Derek Fox
William Young Jnr
Settled at the back early - pushed along before two out - stayed on up the run-in - finished fourth without threatening
Edward Austin (5)
Sandy Forster
Handy early - shared front spot before shifting back before the 2nd - scrappy jump 8th - pushed along and lost command before 2 out then dropped away approaching the last
Brian Hughes
Adam Nicol
Set the pace early - matched up soon after - errored and dropped back at the 3rd - shared front spot at the 6th - blundered and lost command 3 out - pressed for effort then weakened before the last
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Settled at the back of the field - pushed along before 3 out and stumbled on touching down - unable to make further progress and well beaten by the last
Peter Kavanagh
Jackie Stephen
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped towards the back 3 out - soon lost touch - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Cher Tara (declared in error)
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.