16:25
Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 30.41s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled among rivals early - mistake at 3rd - tracking front group by 8th - urged along before two out - briefly lost ground - found renewed effort approaching last - stayed on strongly to hit front near line
Paul O'Brien
Pam Sly
Handy early - scrappy jumping at the 4th and 5th - soon in pursuit of the front pair - moved into second after 3 out - roused to hit the front approaching 2 out - got competitive again close home but couldn't find more - caught near the line to finish second
Charlie Hammond
Mel Rowley
Held a central spot early - urged forward approaching 3 out - moved into third by 2 out - stayed on to finish third lacking the speed of the front pair
Mrs Vicki Sollitt (7)
Mel Rowley
Leaning left over obstacles from the off - travelling strongly and racing prominently - moved to the front with a rival after the 5th and opened a gap - margin narrowed by the 8th - caught before two out under pressure - unable to find more and dropped away after the last
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Georgie Howell
Settled towards the back - stumbled at the opening fence - improved position steadily from the 7th - roused after 3 out and pushed along - stayed on at one gear into the last - unable to get on terms with the front group - finished 5th
Mr Paddy Barlow (7)
Mark Walford
Tracked the pace early - hit the 6th and clipped it - urged forward from the 8th before fading after 3 out
Jack Andrews
T Ellis
Held up eager to go early towards the back - began closing gradually from three out - moved left approaching two out - pressed for effort but couldn't get near leaders before the last and held on for seventh
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back early - never featured in the finish - well beaten in 8th
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed for effort after three out - lost touch before two out - finished ninth
Brian Hughes
L J Morgan
Settled in the pack early - slipped backward with encouragement needed by the 6th - urged for effort after the 8th but found nothing - eased out of contention before two out
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Pulled hard early and edged left at obstacles - hit the front - lost pace but broke away with a rival past the 5th - faded fast approaching three out - eased and pulled up before the second last
Non-runners: Caramelo Rapido (self certificate, off feed)
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.