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European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 2m3f178y, Hurdle, 4-7yo, 17 runners
Winning time 5m 16.23s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards back of field early - made steady progress into contention before 2 out to move up to third - hit the front approaching the last with plenty in hand - pushed out on the run-in - kept finding more to the line - won going away
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Held up towards back of pack - made smooth progress before 2 out - into fifth approaching last - kept on up run-in to finish second
Kielan Woods
Olly Murphy
Held up in the pack early - made gradual progress from three out - driven approaching the second last - moved into third at the final flight and stayed on at one speed to finish third
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Sat close to the pace - edged in front before 2 out - pressed for effort soon after - lost the advantage nearing the last and held on the run-in for 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - lost touch briefly second time round - made headway from three out into third - unable to quicken approaching the last - finished fifth
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield - shared third spot three out - challenged the pace-setter before two out then found no more approaching the last
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled in the pack - made progress approaching 2 out - driven and fell away on the run to the last to finish 7th
Jonathan Burke
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Held up at the back - urged forward after the 3rd - no impression made and finished well beaten
Paul O'Brien
Henrietta C Knight
Settled in the pack - asked for effort but lost touch before 2 out - well held at the finish
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled around midfield in the early stages - urged forward before two out - faded quickly thereafter to finish well beaten in 10th
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Set the pace early - lost the front spot at the 4th - stayed within striking range - driven to keep going but faded softly before 2 out and was eased down
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Handy early - hit front 4th before being overtaken approaching 2 out - lost touch quickly and eased to a halt
Harry Cobden
Nick Scholfield
Sat close to front early - faded from contention after 3 out then eased right out of it under pressure - stopped and withdrawn before 2 out
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Sat close to the pace early - dropped back into the pack and hit a rough one 4 out - faded before 2 out and was pulled up
Craig Nichol
Henrietta C Knight
Held up at the back - driven approaching 3 out with no impression made - eased and withdrawn before the finish
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat close to the pace early - driven for effort and lost ground before 2 out - eased and withdrawn from contention
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled just off the pace in the pack - blundered at the 5th and dropped away - under pressure before 3 out then pulled up
Non-runners: The Boss Bear (unsuitable ground)
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.