16:10
Stowells Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 12.64s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Set the pace and quickly opened a big advantage - margin grew even more before the 6th where a blunder was made - advantage shrank through the 8th and beyond - rival drew alongside three out - briefly put back in front approaching the last - fought back to regain command in the final furlong - kept battling to the line
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon
Settled in second early - improved onto the pace by the 9th - shared the advantage after three out - hampered slightly at two out - edged in front at the last but fully extended and caught close home
Shane Quinlan (3)
Ben Lund
Settled towards back of field - progress from two out with much ground to close - up into third close home - kept responding but unable to get on terms with front pair
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Sue Gardner
Held up towards the back - improved into contention by the 9th - upped tempo behind the front group 3 out - stumbled 2 out and faded after the last
No. 3
6yo, 11-9, OR 103
J: Callum Pritchard (3) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Callum Pritchard (3)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards back of field - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away after 2 out - well held at finish
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Tracked the pace early - improved position by the 9th before losing ground three out - dropped away steadily to finish sixth
Luke Scott (3)
Kevin Bishop
Settled towards the middle of the field - drifted left the whole way and needed urging after the 9th - faded rapidly 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.