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Racing Blogger Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m1f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 33.98s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
William Young Jnr
Held up early - made ground before two out - shaken up nearing final fence to share third briefly then went in front approaching the last furlong - driven out to win comfortably
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Held up towards the back - improved after three out - up into fourth two out and driven forward - shared advantage approaching the last - overtaken inside the final furlong - kept battling to the line but outpaced by the winner
Craig Nichol
Donald Whillans
Settled in the pack early - stumbled 3rd and pushed along - made ground into contention approaching 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out under pressure - matched stride at the last - overtaken inside final furlong and stayed on to finish third
Edward Austin (5)
Sandy Forster
Sat close to the front pack - pushed along after three out - hit the front two out but soon overtaken - couldn't find more before the last and finished fourth
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Set the pace early - clipped a hurdle before losing top spot 2 out under continued urging - stayed competitive briefly then faded on the run to the line - finished 5th
Charlie Maggs (5)
Barry Murtagh
Held up towards the back - hampered second - brief rally before two out then found nothing under pressure to finish sixth
Peter Kavanagh
Noel Wilson
Sat close to front group early - hit first fence untidily - urged on approaching two out then lost ground before the last
Callum Bewley
Daragh Bourke
Settled midfield - urged forward approaching two out - fell back rapidly - finished eighth
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Held a forward position early - lost touch quickly before 2 out - well held at the finish
Jamie Hamilton
Alison Hamilton
Sat close to the pace early - slipped into midfield by the 3rd - began to drop away after the following fence - well adrift in the closing stages - eased and pulled up before two 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.