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BOYLE Sports Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m69y, Hurdle, 4yo, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 1.22s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Held up eagerly early - set the pace throughout - untidy at 3rd - travelling comfortably 2 out - asked for effort and opened up before last - allowed to coast home for an emphatic win
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Settled second early - unbalanced 4th then error 5th - urged forward after 3 out - couldn't close on leader after 2 out - scrappy at final fence - kept going to finish second
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Settled midfield early - moved left to take third spot after the 5th - asked for effort approaching 3 out - kept battling on from 2 out but lacked the finishing speed of the leading pair - finished third
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Settled towards the back early - crept into contention smoothly before 3 out and pushed along into fourth before 2 out - unable to trouble the front-runners from there
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up in touch with a strong hold on the bridle - serious error 5th and stumbled again 3 out - no impact thereafter finishing 5th
Benjamin Macey (7)
Seamus Mullins
Tracked the pace from the wide side - clipped a fence 2nd - urged forward after 5th - dropped away before 3 out - held no hope 2 out and faded
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled with the pack early - pressed for effort after the 5th - dropped away from 3 out - well held at the finish
Robert Dunne
John & Rhys Flint
Held up behind the front group early - hit the first and stumbled at the 4th - error at the 5th cost ground - slipped towards the back before 3 out and soon well behind - eased out of contention approaching 2 out
Non-runners: Feel Gut (self certificate, scoped wrong), Lets Go Mo (travel problems)
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.