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Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 6.15s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Handy early behind pace - hit front 3rd - pressed after 2 out - drifted left knocking into opponent before last - dug deep to hold on by a nose
Harry Cobden
Kayley Woollacott
Set the pace early - lost front spot 3rd - close up again turning for home after 2 out - drifted right and clipped rival before last - fought back on run-in but flattened out close home to finish second by a short head
Benjamin Macey (5)
Samuel Drinkwater
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention two out - stayed on through the finish but unable to match the front two after the last
Osian Radford (10)
Evan Williams
Held up towards the back - lost touch two out - dropped away after the last - finished fourth
Charlie Price
Robbie Llewellyn
Settled towards back of field - lost touch after second-last - dropped away steadily to finish fifth
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Held up towards the back - drifted left and urged on at the 5th - wide route from there before pressure told at the 6th - pulled up before the 7th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held a forward spot early but scratchy over the 2nd - lost touch and slipped to the back after the 6th - well adrift when pulled up before the final two
Non-runners: Libre De Choeur (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.