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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m84y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 9.20s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - contesting front spot after 1st - just ahead after 2nd - eased on top from 3 out - opened a gap before 2 out - roused approaching last - kept driving to line - won going away
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Thomson
Settled towards the back within range early - made progress from three out to move into second before two out - lost ground to the winner approaching the last - stayed on without threatening on the run-in
Brian Hughes
Nicky Richards
Held up in the pack - urged into contention approaching two out and shared second spot for a stride - lost placing and drifted left over the last after an untidy leap - lost ground steadily up the straight to finish third
Ciaran Gethings
Billy Aprahamian
Set the pace early - matched then edged in front briefly after the 2nd - driven on approaching three out - lost ground before two out - dropped away nearing the last to finish fourth
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Held up towards the back - stumbled at 3rd - made progress 3 out - pressed for effort before 2 out - dropped away before the last and well beaten on the run-in
No. 1
9yo, 11-11, OR 125
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Handy early - dropped away approaching two out - eased and pulled up shortly after
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped backward 4 out - faded fast after 3 out and pulled up before 2 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.