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Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f116y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-125, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 25.59s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Sat close up early - moved to front before 2 out but hit that fence untidily - pushed along soon after - held on under pressure up the run-in to score
Ben Bromley (5)
Joe Tizzard
Set the pace early - stumbled at the 4th - pushed along and lost the front before 2 out - fought back to close on the winner up the run-in but denied by 1.25 lengths
Rian Corcoran (10)
David Pipe
Sat close to the pace early - fell away after the 9th - dropped out of third approaching 3 out - fought back to third on the run-in but never a factor
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled at the rear early - moved up to third approaching 3 out but pressed for effort with no real gain - dropped back on the run-in to finish fourth
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled on the outer with the pack early - urged forward after the 5th then slipped to the back and toiling by the 9th - offered nothing through the finish and well held
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Settled in fourth - came down at the 6th
Non-runners: Royal Way (unsuitable ground), Sixty Plus (unsuitable ground)
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.