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Richard Winterton Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m6f45y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 8.00s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled in behind the pace - moving well when hitting the front 3 out - quickly opened a four-length advantage - hit the last a touch awkwardly - kicked away again on the run-in - scored comfortably
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back but not far off pace - moved into second spot approaching 3 out - lost placing to winner from 2 out and kept battling to finish clear second
Benjamin Macey (7)
Laura Horsfall
Settled in third early - lost touch with leader after 3 out then untidy and drifted left at the second-last while vying for the runner-up spot - soon dropped away to finish third
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Held the front early - driven up when overtaken 3 out then dropped away rapidly - well beaten before the last
Non-runners: Icaque de L'Isle (unsuitable ground), Slievehill (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.