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Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f198y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 57.99s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Sat close behind pace early - hit front 4 out - driven up before 2 out - had to work hard when pressed late - dug in gamely - edged clear in final 100yds to prevail
Harry Cobden
Nigel Hawke
Settled towards the back - improved into second before 2 out - driven on run-in and closed on the front-runner - narrowly denied
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - made progress by the 8th - travelling with patience under restraint - into contention with two to go - clipped the final obstacle - unable to match the leading pair through the closing stages and finished third
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled just off the front-runner on the inside - closed to challenge nearing 2 out and drifted left there - stayed on at one gear over the last - finished fourth
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching two out - kept going to the line without threatening the front
Callum Pritchard (3)
Debra Hamer
Sat behind the front runners early - dropped to midfield by the 3rd - shared third spot by the 8th - upped close to the front after three out - faded before two out and driven to keep on then well beaten approaching the last
Paddy Hanlon (5)
Syd Hosie
Front early - jumped awkwardly 7th and lost command 4 out under a drive - kept trying but weakened 2 out to finish 7th
Paul O'Brien
Rebecca Curtis
Held handy position wide - urged forward approaching 2 out - dropped away late to finish 8th
Miss Carys Morris (7)
Katy Price
Held up early - lost touch with the field by the third-last - eased and withdrawn approaching two out
Non-runners: Chedington's Guest (self certificate, not sound), It's A Breeze (unsuitable ground), Lelantos (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.