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Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 1m7f144y, Hurdle, 4yo, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 49.62s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Brian Hughes
Nicky Henderson
Held up towards the back - improved into contention before 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - broke away with a rival soon after - took over close home and stayed on to win
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Shared the front - moved to front 3rd - pulled back level 5th - neat leap 3 out - niggled before 2 out - held advantage into last before collared - one-paced on the run-in
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - clumsy over first fence and sluggish at fifth - began chipping into the deficit from 3 out - up into third with two to jump - clipped the last - finished a clear way behind the front pair in 3rd
James Davies
Tim Vaughan
Held up handy on rail early - pressed for effort approaching 3 out then found little into 2 out - kept battling to finish - always held for the places
Sean Bowen
Gary & Josh Moore
Shared front spot early before losing it and staying handy despite a mistake 3rd - chased the front-runner 5th - pushed for effort 3 out - couldn't get on terms and dropped away before 2 out
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Sat close to the pace on the wide side - lost touch after the 6th and slipped away from there - beaten a long way by the finish
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Handy with front group early - driven to keep pace approaching 3 out then again soon after - unable to close and came down at the final fence
Non-runners: Word For Word (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.