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Grace & Dotty Country Clothing Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 9.43s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Tom Broughton (5)
Max Comley
Handy early - hit front approaching 2 out - pushed along before last - challenged in straight but battled back to prevail close home
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Held up towards back - lost touch and last by 7th - improved into contention by 9th - moved into second 2 out - pushed to challenge winner after last but edged out close home
Benjamin Macey (7)
Samuel Drinkwater
Settled mid-pack early - within range of front group by the 5th - well placed after three out - urged forward approaching two out - lost ground soon after - kept plugging on from the last to finish third
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Tracked pace early - hit front at the 9th - lost advantage nearing two out - held no more in reserve into the finish
Tom Midgley (3)
Mark Walford
Settled towards the back - made progress after the third-last - unable to quicken approaching the final fence - finished fifth
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled in the pack - pushed along before 2 out - dropped away quickly after - finished sixth
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Set the pace early - urged for effort at the 8th - lost command soon after and slipped back through the field - faded fast before 3 out and eased out of contention before the following fence
Non-runners: Tarbuck (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.