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bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 31.95s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled midpack early - moved up easily to reach the front pair by two out - hit the front driving after drifting right at the last - pulled away up the run-in for a comfortable win
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Handy in the early stages - hit front 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - lost advantage before last - jumped last a touch untidily - stayed on without troubling winner late
Sean Houlihan
Seamus Mullins
Settled in the pack early - dropped back around the 6th before finding renewed energy from the outside to close in after 3 out - moved onto the heels of the front group approaching 2 out - looked to have a shout turning for home but faded having no answer up the run-in
Danny McMenamin
Faye Bramley
Settled in the pack early - hit a flat spot around 5th - closed on the front group from 3 out - lost touch with the top three after 2 out - unsteady over the last then faded on the run to the line
No. 2
5yo, 11-5, OR 119
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Held up handy in the pack - asked for effort two out and lost placings before the last - dropped away quickly in the closing stages
Jamie Hamilton
Ruth Jefferson
Settled in the pack early - stumbled on touchdown 4 out - slipped to the back 3 out - brought down after clouting heels on the bend before 2 out
Sean Bowen
James Owen
Settled close to the pace early - lost touch after three out - dropped away rapidly approaching two out - eased down and pulled up before the last
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Set the pace early - urged on when overtaken 3 out - dropped away fast and eased before 2 out
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville
Settled towards the back - struggled for fluency and clipped the 3rd - lost touch with the field after the 5th - scrappy again at the 6th - well beaten and eased before 3 out
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled at back of field early - lost touch and faded before 2 out - eased and pulled up soon after
Non-runners: The Blue Room (self certificate)
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.