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Oddschecker Cheltenham Free Bets Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-135, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 39.04s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled just off the pace early - hit front before 7th - driven out approaching 2 out - clear from the last - kept on to score
Cameron Johnstone-Baker (10)
Emma Lavelle
Sat close up early - moved into second spot 4 out - pressed for effort before 2 out - stayed on but couldn't match winner's finish approaching the last
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Went straight to front - overtaken second time - stayed in touch - dropped back and urged forward after 8th - kept trying but flattened out approaching final flight to finish third
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up rearward - made ground before 8th - driven 3 out then dropped away late
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Handy in the pack early - moved up to fourth after the 7th and driven approaching 3 out - dropped away before the last two furlongs to finish 5th
Sean Bowen
Sarah Humphrey
Sat behind the front group early - slipped back after the 7th and driven on - soon fell away and finished well beaten
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Handy early - hit front 2nd - faltered before 7th and pulled up
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.