15:23
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 39.50s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back early - made progress into contention after the third-last - moved into second entering the home bend - pushed to the front two out - kept finding more after the last to score
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Raced handily before taking over and opening a four-length advantage before the 8th - margin shrinking 3 out - driven and caught 2 out - fought back with a real say at the last - stayed on but found the winner too strong
Richie McLernon
D J Jeffreys
Went straight to front - lost command before 8th and slipped to third around the home turn - unable to match the front two approaching 2 out - kept plugging away but couldn't quicken with them late
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled in the pack - made progress from three out - stayed on past the last without troubling the front three - finished fourth
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Handy in the pack early - lost touch after 3 out - dropped right away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled midfield early - lost touch with rivals after 3 out - dropped right away and eased to a halt before 2 out
Gavin Sheehan
Clare Hobson
Held a forward position early - urged to keep pace before 3 out but began dropping away - well behind and pulled up before 2 out
Ben Poste
Clare Hobson
Settled midpack early - hit awkwardly four out - dropped away at the rear - pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Ami Bondhu (self certificate, off feed), Catboy (self 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.