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Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f145y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 20.72s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up at the back early - made progress before 5th - going nicely and shared front spot 2 out - edged ahead approaching last - driven out to score comfortably
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Settled in the pack early - made headway into contention 3 out - swept wide to move into second on the turn before 2 out - going strongly when sharing front spot 2 out - slightly awkward at the last then kept on but unable to overhaul winner
Sean Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Close to pace early - pressed for effort three out and tracking the front group after two out - found renewed energy after the last - kept going to claim third late
Alex Chadwick (3)
James Owen
Handy near front early - closed on front group after 3 out and pushed along to share advantage 2 out - unable to match front two after last - eased back to finish fourth well beaten
Jack Quinlan
Richard J Bandey
Held up in the pack - driven and made progress after 3 out - clipped the 2nd last - lost touch before the final fence - dropped away tamely on the run-in
Finn Lambert (3)
Richard Phillips
Handy with front group early - lost ground after 3 out - stayed on same pace from last - finished 6th
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Held up at the back - pushed along three out then edged into contention before fading approaching two out - lost more ground before the last
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Contested pace from the off - moved in front after the 2nd and stayed there for a spell - pressed along on the turn approaching three out then lost the advantage nearing two out - dropped away soon after finishing well beaten
Sam Twiston-Davies
James Owen
Settled in the pack - improved onto the front group 3 out but lost placings before 2 out - dropped away late finishing 9th
James Bowen
James Owen
Handy in the pack early - driven and swung wide after 4 out - lost placings before 3 out and dropped away soon after
Lewis Stones (3)
Cynthia Woods
Held up at the back - lost touch with the field - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Held up towards the back - lost touch before 4 out - slipped to the tail and pulled up on the bend before 2 out
Beau Morgan (5)
Ben Pauling
Settled towards the back early - never able to challenge - stopped before 2 out
Ben Sutton (5)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled in the pack early - lost touch approaching 3 out - fell well behind before pulled up ahead of 2 out
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Shared front spot early - dropped to second - slipped back after blunder 4 out - driven up before faltering fast and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Can't Resist It (unsuitable ground), Italian Spirit (self certificate, runny nose), Lundi Noir (unsuitable ground)
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.