13:15
Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 1m7f171y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-125, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 50.10s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in second early - urged forward approaching 3 out - hit front 2 out - driven out after final flight - pulled clear to win comfortably
Harry Cobden
Chester Williams
Settled close to the pace - clipped the third-last - moved into second before the last - pressed the eventual winner up the straight but couldn't quicken
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon
Held up early - progress from 3 out to press pace-setters 2 out - kept going strongly after last to grab third close home
No. 4
5yo, 11-9, OR 118
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sped to the front early - held the advantage until challenged 2f out - beaten for pace soon after - dropped back through the field late to finish fourth
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Held a forward spot early - pressed the front pair from 2 out - stayed on without finding more close home - eventually 5th beaten 4½ lengths
Charlie Todd
Charles & Adam Pogson
Settled around midpack throughout - pressed for effort two out - finished with renewed vigour to close late gaps past the final obstacle - came home sixth
Jonathan Burke
David Dennis
Raced close to the pace - untidy and driven on 3 out - toiled from the home turn and dropped away after the last
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled in the pack early - clipped a fence 4th and 5th - lost touch with rivals after 3 out - dropped away steadily from there to finish well beaten
Gavin Sheehan
Jo Davis
Held up towards the back - lost touch before the 4th - nudged into mild progress before 2 out then dropped away quickly
Jamie Hamilton
Michael & David Easterby
Held up towards the back - eager and blundered at the 2nd - lost touch three out - faded into last soon after and beaten well home
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.