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Free Raceday 9 March Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3f1y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 3.83s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled early with the pack - upped in the field after 3rd - travelling strongly 2 out - eased over to the left and driven up approaching the last - shaken up under pressure - stayed on to hit the front on the run-in and won comfortably
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Handy early - hit front 3rd - clumsy 3 out - driven up before 2 out - under pressure meeting rival before last - drifted left near finish and overtaken on run-in
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Prominent early - dropped back after the 4th - moved into second three out - pressed for effort but slipped back before two out then weakened approaching the last
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Sat behind the front group - pushed for effort after 3 out - already held before jumping awkwardly 2 out - finished 4th well beaten
Ben Godfrey
Claire Hitch
Went straight to front - overtaken 3rd and dropped back after mistake at 7th - pressed for effort before 3 out - well held from 2 out to the line finishing 5th
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Thomas Faulkner
Held up early - stayed behind the field throughout - unable to challenge - well beaten in 6th
Shane Quinlan (3)
Ben Lund
Settled towards the back - hit the 4th and lost touch with the pack approaching 3 out - well beaten by the second-last
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Held up at back of field - well adrift before 2 out - finished last of the runners
Non-runners: Leader Crik (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.