15:00
Pektron Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 1m7f168y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 8.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Set the pace from the off - opened daylight with one rival for company - pushed further ahead after the 5th - kept finding under pressure though brushed the final fence - crossed the line without a serious threat
Lee Edwards
Henry Oliver
Broke well to sit in second alongside one rival - moved up to chase the front-runner after the 5th - urged to close 2 out but made no headway - kept on under pressure up the run-in but well beaten into 2nd
Gavin Sheehan
Jo Davis
Settled behind the leading duo - urged on approaching 3 out - kept going for third but well held throughout
Ellis Collier (5)
Bernard Llewellyn
Held up towards the back - urged forward three out - kept plodding to the line without threatening
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Held up in the pack - untidy at the 3rd and nudged into contention before 3 out - no headway and finished well beaten
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in the pack early - asked for effort approaching 3 out - found nothing and dropped away to finish sixth
Craig Nichol
Adrian Paul Keatley
Held up towards the back - dropped away 3 out - well held at the finish
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Settled towards the back - distant from the pace throughout and out of contention by 3 out
Non-runners: Railway Bell (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.