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Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f110y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 47.06s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Elliott England (10)
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the start - pushed along two out and continued finding more approaching the last - edged right in the closing stages but held on for the win
Sean Bowen
Tim Vaughan
Settled close to the pace - pushed along to close on leader approaching last - stayed on despite being denied a clean run late - beaten a length into 2nd
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Evan Williams
Handy early - settled mid-pack before slipping to third under pressure approaching 2 out - unable to live with pace up front - stayed on through the closing stages - held to finish third
James Turner (5)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled towards the back - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching 2 out - finished fourth
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Settled at back of field - moved into third approaching 2 out - pressed for effort but weakened - lost ground on run-in to finish fifth
Non-runners: Ten Ten Twenty (unsuitable ground), Welcheston Warrier (self certificate, stiff)
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.