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Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 50.81s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Pulling hard early - tracked pace-setter - hit front before 3 out and jumped awkwardly 2 out under urging - stayed on strongly to win
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
Sat behind the pace - moved into second before 2 out then drifted right and awkward at the last - stayed on to finish second
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Tracked the front bunch - moved into second after 3 out - pushed along approaching 2 out - dropped away and stayed held to finish third
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Held up in the pack - error three out saw effort blunted - rallied to move into fourth before the final flight
No. 8
5yo, 10-7, OR –
J: Mr Jamie Neild (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Mr Jamie Neild (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Broke to the right at the first and clipped a runner nearby - settled towards the back - untidy at the third - made no headway before ballooning two out - already struggling when losing shape and drifting right at the last - finished 5th well beaten
No. 1
6yo, 11-10, OR 125
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early - lost command approaching 3 out - pushed along before 2 out then dropped away quickly - clipped at the last and finished well held in 6th
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Christian Williams
Pulled hard early - clipped at the first - improved into fourth by halfway - lost ground before 2 out and beaten well into 7th
Non-runners: Gambino (vet's certificate, bruised foot)
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.