15:10
Brett Martin Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 15.65s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Settled off the pace early - made smooth progress from 4 out - joined the front pair by 3 out - hit the front approaching the last - edged away on the run-in - scored comfortably
Paul O'Brien
Henrietta C Knight
Held up early - made gradual progress from 4 out - urged forward after 3 out - closed on front group by 2 out - kept going strongly up the run-in to grab second close home - never able to trouble the winner
Ben Jones
Kayley Woollacott
Sent to front early - dropped behind new pacesetter - settled just off the pace - back in command 3 out - driven along when caught 2 out - pushed back into second before the last - faded after that and gave up the place close home
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Handy early - upped tempo to sit behind the pace from 4 out - pressed for effort 3 out and hit last obstacle awkwardly - found renewed energy to finish 4th
Chad Bament (7)
Jeremy Scott
Settled close to the pace early - hit the front at the 4th before being overtaken 3 out - lost ground 2 out - pressed for effort past the last then dropped away - finished 5th
Ned Fox (3)
Tom Symonds
Held up towards the back - slipped to last 4th - urged forward before 3 out - nudged into contention before 2 out - kept on under pressure but couldn't close significantly up the run-in
James Best
Jane Williams
Held up at the back - detached before the finish - well beaten in 7th
James Bowen
Nicky Martin
Held up early - improved position after the 3rd - dropped away from four out and lost touch before the last two fences
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held a forward position early - untidy over the fences with errors at the first and second - lost ground on the turn before three out - soon lost touch and slipped to the rear - well held from two out to the finish
Gavin Sheehan
Jo Davis
Handy early - hit the front 2nd then lost command 4th - asked for effort approaching 3 out - dropped away rapidly before 2 out - eased and pulled up before the last
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.