13:05
Betfred 'Bet Builder' EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 1m7f144y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 44.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Handy early but scratchy over 6th - closed to challenge up front 3 out - driven and stayed on approaching last where landed clear - eased out to the finish
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Shared front-running early - clear at head of affairs before 3rd - overtaken before 6th - slipped to fourth 3 out - pressed for effort - upsides for third approaching last - moved into second but couldn't overhaul winner
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Pulled hard in the pack - clumsy at the first - pushed along and moved up to go third 3 out but made an error there - plugged on at one speed before the last where hampered and momentarily elevated to second - could not get back on terms to finish third
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress into the pack 3 out - stayed on before the last but never a threat
Callum Bewley
Sam England
Settled in the pack - hit the second-last awkwardly - pressed for effort soon after and stayed on at one gear - finished 5th
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled in the pack - lost touch 3 out - pushed along but couldn't close before the last - well held at the finish
No. 11
4yo, 10-7, OR –
J: Charlie Todd · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Charlie Todd
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up in the pack - pushed along and losing touch approaching 3 out - dropped away before the last - well held in 7th
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled off the pace early - pushed along and dropped towards the back before 3 out - unable to close before the last - well beaten in 8th
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Drifted right at obstacles - held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well beaten in 9th
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Shared front early - hit front for good before 6th - challenged again 3 out and driven when caught approaching last - fell there
Non-runners: The Egyptian Ginge (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.