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Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m102y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 58.59s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled off the pace - made steady progress two out - upsides the front-runner approaching the last - asked for effort to hit the front and stayed on well to win
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Shared front spot early - lost front before 3rd - moved back in charge before 9th - driven approaching two out - edge shrinking and challenged again nearing last where slightly awkward - overtaken soon after and held on at unchanged effort for second
Mark Walsh
Gordon Elliott
settled in the pack early - upsides the pacesetter three out - pressed for effort before two out - dropped to third nearing the last - stayed on to finish third beaten a length and a half
No. 10
6yo, 11-7, OR 145
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled in the pack early - moved into third 3 out and pressed on - dropped back from that spot 2 out - weakened before the last to finish fourth
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Shared front spot early - lost command before 3rd and slipped to the back before 5th - pushed along with slight progress two out - stayed on through the finish - well held in 5th
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Settled towards the middle of the pack - nudged along before 3 out and made a little ground 2 out though not foot-perfect there - unable to land a blow approaching the last and finished a well-beaten 6th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Handy early - dropped back and pushed along before 3 out - unable to close before 2 out - faded to finish well beaten
John Shinnick
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled off the pace - pushed along before the 9th - lost touch 2 out - dropped away late finishing well beaten
Tom Bellamy
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Shared control early - went clear before 3rd - overtaken before 9th - dropped away and scratchy 3 out then pulled up
Harry Cobden
D Cottin
Settled off the pace early - lost touch and asked for effort before the 9th - eased out of contention approaching two out
Charlie Deutsch
Olly Murphy
Held up at the back - hit the 7th - pulled up before the 9th
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.