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David Launchbury Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 40.85s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Shared front spot early - hit the front by the 2nd - driven when challenged approaching two out - stayed on well from the last to score
Jack Quinlan
Matt Crawley
Settled mid-pack - still close up 3 out and pressed on after the leading group - moved into second near the final flight - stayed on at an even effort to finish second
Jay Tidball (5)
Alastair Ralph
Shared the early running before yielding it - stayed within range 3 out - closed on the leader 2 out - asked for effort soon after - slipped back into third approaching the last - held on at an even effort to the line
Robert Dunne
Tom Gretton
Fretful early - settled in mid-division - still in contention 3 out - asked for effort soon after - stayed on at one gallop into the last - finished fourth
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Pulling hard early - settled midpack and still in contention 3 out - dropped away under pressure to finish 5th
Jack Andrews (3)
T Ellis
Settled mid-pack - still close enough on the outside 3 out - then asked for effort soon after and dropped away - eventually well beaten in 6th
Sean Bowen
Tim Vaughan
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and dropped away before 3 out - eventually finished 7th
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Held up at the back throughout - never involved - finished well held in 8th
Rex Dingle
Jeremy Scott
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well beaten at the finish
Ciaran Gethings
David Dennis
Shared front spot early - lost command before 2nd - eased back through the pack and beaten off by the 5th - well adrift before 3 out then eased to a halt
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and dropped away before the 5th - eased out of contention approaching 3 out
Ben Poste
Nikki Evans
Raced erratically early - settled mid-pack - eased and pulled up before the 7th
Non-runners: Midnight View (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.