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bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 24.60s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up towards the back - took a strong hold early - jumped poorly 3 out - swept wide on the turn and again less than smooth 2 out - pushed to the front before the last - blundered at the last - responded under pressure on the run-in and stayed on to win
Harry Skelton
Harry Derham
Set the pace early - clipped the 4th - found extra 2 out - pushed along after being overtaken before last then held on for second
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol
Settled in third early - made ground on the front-runner before the 4th where the jump was untidy - urged forward after 3 out and kept driving 2 out - lost touch with the front three approaching the last - soon dropped away - finished third
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled at the back early - made progress from three out - scrappy over two out under pressure - dropped away before the last to finish fourth
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Settled mid-pack early - improved into contention by the 4th - up with the front two by 4 out - pressed for effort after 3 out but lost touch - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled in the pack early - urged on and slipped towards the back after the 3rd - well behind approaching 3 out before being pulled up
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled second early - slipped back to 4th before fading to last by 4 out - well behind soon after - eased and pulled up before 3 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.