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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f62y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 59.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Brian Hughes
Nicky Richards
Settled in the pack - made steady progress rounding the home turn - hit the second-last awkwardly and needed urging - hit the front on the run-in - kept going strongly to win
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Handy in the pack - hit the front on the home turn - driven approaching 3 out then overtaken at the last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner
Alice Stevens (3)
Micky Hammond
Settled midway through the pack - up to third by the 6th - driven into second spot approaching 3 out - eased back before the last then stayed on at an even effort for 3rd
Harry Reed
Tristan Davidson
Settled towards the back - moved into contention entering the straight and pushed along after the third-last - kept going on the run-in to finish fourth
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Sat close up early - hit the front after the 4th before being overtaken approaching the home bend - dropped away before 2 out
Jack Power (5)
Patrick Neville
Sat close to the front pack early - dropped away and pushed along before 3 out - no response after - finished sixth well beaten
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled just off the pace early - dropped into difficulty in 7th by mid-race - offered no threat through the finish
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back - pushed along before 3 out - never a factor - finished well beaten in 8th
Conor Rabbitt (5)
Philip Kirby
Settled around mid-pack early - moved into second before the 4th - came down at the 5th
Kevin Brogan
Hannah McMahon
Set the pace early - lost the advantage after the 4th and slipped to the back after the 6th - pulled up after the 7th
Tom Midgley (3)
Mark Walford
Settled towards the back of the field - hampered when a rival came down - pulled up at the 5th
Joshua Thompson (7)
Brian Ellison
Settled just behind the front group early - dropped away past the 4th - impeded by a fallen horse and loose rider at the 5th
Craig Nichol
Ruth Jefferson
Settled towards back of field - baulked by fallen horse and loose runner at 5th - never fully recovered momentum after the interference
Non-runners: Wasthatok (self certificate, inflammation)
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.