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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 1m7f124y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 44.37s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Craig Nichol
Ewan Whillans
Settled towards the back early - still travelling nicely into contention 2 out - pushed through the gap to draw level approaching last then asserted and stayed on strongly to win
Charlie Maggs (5)
Chris Grant
Set the pace early - matched by a rival before the 4th - pressed for effort before 2 out and stayed on into the last - overtaken and lost momentum close home to finish 2nd
Sean Quinlan
Iain Jardine
Handy in front group but scratchy at the third - moved through to share command 2 out - asked for effort and lost the advantage soon after - stayed on to finish behind the front pair
Miss Olive Nicholls (5)
Paul Nicholls
Race well up with front group - moved through to share command 2 out then asked for effort - jumped awkwardly and lost front spot at last - stayed on at one gear to finish fourth
Callum Bewley
Sandy Thomson
Settled in the pack - pushed along before 3 out - moved up to challenge for the front 2 out but jumped it awkwardly - stayed on toward the last - then overtaken and had nothing more left - eased back to finish fifth
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Settled mid-pack early - still handy approaching final two furlongs then boxed in and awkward at the last - pushed along but couldn't find more finishing sixth
Freddie Gingell
Jack Jones
Settled handy early - moved through to share front spot before the 4th - pushed along approaching two out then untidy at the last as advantage lost - form dropped away quickly after
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled off the pace early - came down at the 4th
Harry Reed
Harry Derham
Settled off the pace in the pack - shifted left and hit the second-last awkwardly - pushed along soon after but made no headway
Non-runners: Evaluation (self certificate)
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.