13:30
Astill Planning Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f110y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 40.35s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Handy early - moved onto front pair by 4th - up to second 5th - upsides in front from 3 out - hit the front but veered left 2 out - scrappy over the final fence - driven to the limit when overtaken close home - dug in to regain advantage right on the line
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Ben Clarke
Settled towards the back early - made gradual progress from 4 out - closed on the front pair from 3 out - hampered a touch moving into second 2 out - locked in a battle after the last - edged in front inside the final furlong but caught right on the line
James Best
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Just in front early - lost momentum briefly before settling in command - stumbled again three out - pushed along after being overtaken approaching two out - dropped away by the front two before the last - lost ground steadily on the run to the line
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales
Handy early - settled third - asked for effort after 4 out - shifted across in straight - lost touch before 3 out and well held from 2 out
Joe Anderson (3)
Jamie Snowden
Settled towards the back - lost touch with the pace three out - eased and pulled up before the second last
Lewis Saunders (5)
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back of the field - gap of three lengths in 5th - asked for effort into the straight and edged into it after 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before 2 out
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.