13:45
Betfair Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m3f178y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 13.75s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Sat in third early - hit the front easily approaching last two - drew away in style up the run-in to score
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up at rear - lost touch two out and pressed for effort - moved into second on the run-in - stayed on to finish second beaten 5 lengths
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace from the off - pushed along and overtaken after the second-last - unable to find more up the run-in and dropped away to finish third
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Sat in fourth early - driven approaching two out - stayed on steadily up the run-in - finished fourth beaten 12 lengths
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - fading before the final fence - finished well held in 5th
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.