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attheraces.com/marketmovers EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4-7yo, M, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 24.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards back - scrappy jump 3 out - moved through to hit the front before 2 out - blundered at the last - lost the advantage momentarily after clearing it - regained command and kept battling to prevail by a nose
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled towards back early - made progress on pack after third-last - pushed along two out - responded to finish strongly and locked level on the run to the line - flattened out close home to just miss out
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled just behind the pace early - urged forward two out - found a second wind to hit the front for a moment on the run-in - overtaken with a furlong left - lost momentum through the finish to take third
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly four out - unable to go with the front two from two out then dropped away after the last
David Bass
Max Comley
Went straight to the front - lost command approaching two out and dropped away in pace before that point - well beaten and detached over the final two furlongs
James Turner (5)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sat close up in third early - fighting for head early on - lost touch and slipped to the back after 3 out - eased out of contention before 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.