15:10
Royal Pug Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m5f5y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 17.86s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Tom Broughton (5)
Alastair Ralph
Sat close to the pace early - urged forward and hit the second last awkwardly - driven out on the run-in to hit the front inside the final 110 yards
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Held slender advantage in front - came under pressure from 3 out - pushed along approaching 2 out - kept fighting but overtaken close home - unable to find more and just held for second
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Held handy spot early - close up on front-runner three out - driven approaching two out - had claims turning for home before keeping on same gait to the line
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Held up towards the back - made headway 4 out and asked for effort 3 out - up into fourth 2 out - kept on at one level to finish fourth
No. 6
5yo, 11-7, OR 114
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled midfield early - improved into contention three out then drifted left two out under pressure - unable to close as leaders held sway approaching the last - finished fifth beaten under 5 lengths
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Sat behind front group - hit the 6th and needed urging entering the closing bend - faded from there to finish sixth
Megan Fox (7)
Harry Derham
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back before the 7th - far off the pace approaching 2 out - eventually finished 7th
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Handy early - urged to keep tab but faded 3 out - finished well held in 8th
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by the 5th before a blunder - lost fluency 3 out and lost touch - finished well adrift in 9th
Non-runners: Got A Dream (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.