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Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 49.31s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 7 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled off the pace in the pack - began to close in strongly approaching the second-last - hit the front travelling strongest before the final fence - roused along and driven out - stayed on strongly to the line
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
Front rank early - shared advantage until forging ahead between the final two obstacles - nudged along and overtaken approaching the last - stuck on for 2nd
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Settled with the pack early - clipped the second-last hurdle - pushed along and improved into third approaching the last two flights - stayed on to finish third without threatening to close further
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Tracked the pace from the wide side - moved into third after the 5th - drifted right and slipped back before the final fence - faded on the run-in to finish 4th
Robert Dunne
T Ellis
Settled at the back early - stayed handy until hampered two out then edged forward before the last - kept trying but always outpaced finished 5th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Alastair Ralph
Sat close to the pace early - urged forward approaching two out - lost touch and dropped away before the last - finished sixth
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Handy early - shared the lead from the second before losing it after two out - dropped away quickly - finished well beaten in 7th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - hampered at the opening obstacle - never able to close and finished well beaten in 8th
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Settled at the back of the field - hampered severely at the opening fence - unable to challenge thereafter and well beaten in 9th
Jack Andrews
T Ellis
Held up close to the pace early - pushed for effort before the second-last - dropped away rapidly - finished well beaten in 10th
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Settled with leading group early - came down at first fence
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back of the pack - error at 2nd - improving into contention when stumbled and came down 2 out
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.