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Racing TV For The Cheltenham Festival Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f154y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, M, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 11.01s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled up with the pace early - blundered 3 out - made ground into contention before 2 out - roused and angled right approaching the last - hit the front on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Sean Bowen
Noel Williams
Handy early on - driven into contention and slightly awkward two out where hit front - overtaken on the run to the line for second
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Held up in the pack - driven into third approaching 3 out then edged back before the last - stayed on to reclaim third by the finish
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby
Went straight to the front - pushed along after 3 out and lost command 2 out - dropped away up the run-in to finish 4th
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled just off the pace - pressed forward before 3 out - stumbled at the last then kept trying to the line
Miss Megan Bevan (7)
Harriet Dickin
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - lost touch before the last - finished sixth
Non-runners: Parisian Fashion (self certificate, 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.