15:22
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m128y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 9.89s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Settled with strong pull early - tracked the front group - edged into contention two out then clear alone approaching last - margin shrank late but held on to score
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2 to go and dropped away from the front group - moved up into second nearing the last - stayed on without troubling the winner - finished second beaten 6½ lengths
Robert Dunne
Tristan Davidson
Settled off the pace in the pack - clumsy in 4th and again 2 out - lost ground for pace soon after - promoted to 3rd approaching the last
Peter Kavanagh
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled at the back of the field - still there under pressure 2 out - faded soon after - finished fourth
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Settled midpack early - pushed along and slipped towards the back 2 out - lost touch with the field soon after - finished well beaten in 5th
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon
Set the pace from the off - pushed along and lost the advantage two out - dropped away quickly finishing sixth
Brian Hughes
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Improved to share front running 2 out - asked for effort soon after - still holding claims when came down at final fence
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales
Settled at the back of the field - dropped away and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: King Ulanda (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.