14:50
Fitzdares New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 45.22s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled handy early - hit front 4th - lost front spot 7th - back in command after 3 out - pressed hard approaching 2 out - pushed back behind on run-in - dug deep to snatch it back on the line
Freddie Gordon
Nicky Henderson
Settled at the back early - crept into contention around the home turn - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - drew alongside the front-runner after 2 out - hit the last and went ahead on the run-in - caught in the final strides to finish second
Gavin Sheehan
Emma Lavelle
Settled towards the back - error at the 6th - needed to find more once asked after 3 out - improved into contention 2 out and up to third before the last - stayed on steadily to finish third
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Olly Murphy
Settled just off the pace - asked for effort before 3 out - found room between rivals after 2 out - kept going to finish fourth
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Settled in the pack early - moved into third by three out then pushed along - kept going through the finish to end up fifth beaten just over nine lengths
No. 8
11yo, 10-10, OR 130
J: James Turner (5) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
James Turner (5)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled just behind the front group early - driven into contention approaching 2 out then dropped away before the last - unable to find more on the run-in finishing sixth
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled in the pack early - pushed along after 3 out - off the pace before the last - finished 7th
Shane Fenelon (5)
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - made no impression thereafter - finished 8th
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Set the pace early - lost the front at the 4th before regaining it at the 7th - pressed for effort but lost command after 3 out - lost touch approaching the last and beaten into 9th
Isabelle Ryder (7)
Jamie Snowden
Settled in the pack - pushed along after 3 out - couldn't find further response from 2 out - well held in 10th
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Handy early - dropped away entering the straight - faded fast after 3 out and beaten well before the finish
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Settled in the pack early - slipped to the rear entering the home bend - laboured soon after and was pulled up before 2 out
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.