15:50
Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 16.17s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Set the pace from the off - challenged for command approaching 2 out then locked in a battle to the line - edged clear only in the closing strides - held on under maximum pressure to score
Mr O McGill (5)
Noel C Kelly
Settled in the pack early - moved onto winner's heels 6th - pressed forward to share front spot before 2 out - locked together with rival through the closing stages - overtaken near the line but responded gamely - edged out by a short margin at the finish
No. 2
6yo, 11-7, OR 100
J: Conner McCann (7) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled in the pack early - lost touch and stumbled 4th before being pushed along 6th - improved into contention before 3 out - stayed on at one gait to the last
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled at the back early - nudged into contention approaching 3 out then pushed along - up into fourth 2 out and stayed there to finish
William Maggs (5)
Ian Duncan
Held up close to the pace early - dropped a place 6th - pressed for effort and faded thereafter - eventually finished 5th
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Settled at the back - moved into fourth at the 5th - blundered at the 6th and dropped away under pressure - jumping lost its sharpness 3 out - finished well adrift in 6th
Dominic Hislop (7)
Catch Bissett
Settled off the pace in the pack - hit the 4th awkwardly - pressed for effort soon after and slipped to the back - eased out of contention shortly after
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.