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Fairplay Daily Price Boosts Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 0.76s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Mr Daniel Williams (7)
Nicky Henderson
Handy with front group early - urged into contention approaching final two furlongs - drove alongside pacesetter close home - edged in front inside final 110 yards and stayed on to win
Jack Hogan
Alastair Ralph
Held a forward position early - fighting for second spot 2 out - pushed along and still holding hopes at the last - kept going up the run-in but couldn't quicken - held for the runner-up spot beaten a length and a quarter
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Sue Gardner
Sent straight to front and dictated a brisk gallop - opened up a three length advantage after the 3rd - margin narrowed approaching two out - scrappy over the last - overtaken close to the final furlong and a half - lost momentum through the finish to end up third
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Thomas Faulkner
Held up in the pack - improved into contention 7th - urged forward 3 out - given a squeeze before 2 out - closed on the front three approaching last - kept trying under maximum effort but lost ground near the line
James Bowen
Tim Vaughan
Held mid-pack early - made ground on the front group by the 7th - urged forward two out then lost touch before the last - dropped away on the run-in to finish fifth
Ned Fox (3)
Matt Sheppard
Settled in the pack - lost touch after 3 out - pushed along 2 out - short-lived revival past the last before fading to finish sixth
Finn Lambert (3)
Richard Phillips
Handy with the pace early - blundered 7th and dropped away - held off two out - found a bit before the last then finished 7th
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Settled in the pack - shifted wide and improved position 3 out - lost touch after 2 out and faded before the last
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Held up in the pack - pushed along from the 6th - dropped away completely after 2 out - well beaten in 9th
Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Claire Hitch
Settled handily in the early stages - lost touch with the pace at the 7th - dropped away rapidly and was pulled up 3 out
James Turner (5)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled at the back early - lost touch under pressure in third and fell away from the pack - well beaten and pulled up before two 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.