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R&A Mason Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f147y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 4.14s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Moved smoothly into contention early - shared control from the 7th - shaken up to hit the front approaching the last and edged well ahead - eased down to the line unchallenged
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Set the pace early - lost front spot 4th then shared control again 3 out - pushed along and outpaced before last - unable to reel in winner finishing second
Robert Dunne
Samuel Drinkwater
Held up in the pack - moved into contention two out and edged ahead on touchdown before being pressed for effort - unable to find more up the straight and finished third
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Held a midpack position early - blundered approaching 2 out then driven along but unable to live with the front-runners - finished 4th beaten 12½ lengths
Liam Harrison
Kerry Lee
Fought for control early - settled at back of field - improved into contention before 2 out but found nothing under pressure approaching last
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Settled at the back - urged into contention before jumping awkwardly at the 7th - improved into the pack two out then dropped away
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Held up in the pack throughout - no impression made - eventually well held in 7th
Tom Bellamy
David Dennis
Settled handy in the pack early - pressed for effort approaching three out then lost ground quickly - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Nikki Evans
Held up at the back throughout - detached before 2 out - pulled up soon after
Ned Fox (5)
Ryan Potter
Handy early - hit front 4th - lost advantage before 7th - dropped away and eased before 2 out then pulled up
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Pulled hard early on - made progress approaching 7th - quickly lost momentum under pressure - pulled up before the last
James Best
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled towards the back - nudged into contention approaching two out - then pulled up
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Settled mid-pack - improved into contention two out but blundered there - eased and withdrawn from contest soon after
Non-runners: Prairie Queen (self certificate, off feed)
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.