16:30
Blackmores Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 32.56s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Callum Pritchard (3)
Barry John Murphy
Handy early position - moved to front approaching final flight - pushed out to score comfortably on the run-in
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back early - made ground from 3 out to challenge alongside the leader 2 out - pushed along after the last - lost momentum near the line
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Handy in the chasing group - lost ground before the home turn - responded and kept on from 2 out - grabbed third close home
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Went straight to front - matched up before the second - driven forward before three out - found more after two out - kept battling but caught for third close home
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Up with the pace and soon sharing the front - went solo well before the 5th - blundered 3 out - pressed into second before 2 out and off the bridle - left behind before the last - faded on the run-in to finish 5th
Ben Jones
Rebecca Curtis
Settled off the pace early - improved position before the 7th - lost touch from three out and dropped away after the second last - finished sixth
Conor Ring
Mrs C Williams
Handy early - untidy over 5th and lost touch after 2 out - dropped away rapidly approaching last
Bryan Carver
Nigel Hawke
Settled in the pack early - urged forward before 3 out - dropped right away from 2 out - finished last of the field
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.