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Royal Windsor Horse Show Cup Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 11.18s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - untidy over 7th - made strong progress and drifted left approaching 2 out - drew level with the front-runner at that point - pushed into command near the last - kept going strongly to the finish
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Made the running - matched up 2 out - pushed along and lost front spot before last - stayed on strongly to finish second
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Fighting for control early - settled in the pack - urged forward before two out - moved into third at the last and stayed on to finish third
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Settled handy in the pack - up into 7th - moved into second 3 out - knocked sideways nearing 2 out - dropped back after a mistake at that fence - slipped to fourth near the last - drifted off a true line late but kept battling to the line
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Pulled hard early - progress from the middle of the field to press the front group 3 out - tight for room and seriously hampered before 2 out - flattened out on the run-in to finish 5th
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Raced handy early - hesitant at first before a mistake at the 6th - dropped a place 3 out - weakened from 2 out to finish 6th
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Tracked front group early - driven 3 out then knocked back and steered right before 2 out - weakened before the last to finish 7th
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton
Held up at the back throughout - never involved - well beaten in 8th
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up towards the back - clipped fences 5th and 6th - pressed for effort before 2 out - drifted left approaching the last then faded
Non-runners: Sixty Plus (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.