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Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m5f137y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 29.32s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Set the pace - displaced after the opening fence - error at the 6th - up with the pace-setter by the 7th - back in command after the 8th - driven and lost the advantage before 3 out - forged ahead alongside second place before 2 out - fought back to reclaim top spot approaching the last and stayed on strongly on the run-in
Mr Joshua Newman (5)
Kayley Woollacott
Drifted left occasionally early - settled towards the back - progress from 5th - moved into second after 8th - hit front looking strongest approaching 3 out - opened daylight with winner when pressed before 2 out - pushed along and overtaken before last then unable to find more
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled in behind early - lost fluency in third then latched onto the front group after 7th - pushed along and moved up to third before 3 out - kept trying but outpaced by the front two from 2 out to finish third
Murray Dodd (7)
Nigel Hawke
Settled in the pack - moved up to dispute near the front before jumping the 6th untidily - took over in front before the 7th then relinquished advantage at the 8th - dropped away under pressure before 3 out and beaten well before 2 out - finished 4th
Rian Corcoran (7)
David Pipe
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back after the 4th - scratchy jump at the 5th - urged on past the 6th and again before the 8th - nudged into contention approaching 3 out - failed to threaten and faded away for 5th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Ben Clarke
Settled handy on the wide side early - up behind the front group after the 4th - urged forward after the 6th - dropped towards the back and toiling by the 7th - detached at the tail approaching 3 out - picked off tired rivals after 2 out but never threatened
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back of the field - crept into contention behind the front group after the 7th - asked for effort after the 8th but had nothing to offer approaching 3 out - dropped away soon after and came home well beaten in 7th
Miss Olive Nicholls (5)
Paul Nicholls
Held up early holding a strong pull - into midpack around 7th and hit a marker - pressed on but already well off the front by 3 out where again clipped an obstacle - struggling and clumsy 2 out then well held to the line
Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Ryan Chapman
Settled in the pack early - moved closer and went in front after the 4th - overtaken before the 7th - dropped away next - pushed for effort and began to weaken - fell away from the field and pulled up before three out
Lucy Gardner
Sue Gardner
Slightly awkward over early fences - disputed front end - went on after 3rd - overtaken after 4th - slipped back before 6th - beaten into last spot by 7th - pushed along - weakened and pulled up before 3 out
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Handy early - hit front after 1st - lost lead after 3rd - slipped to back after mistake 5th - toiling soon after and pulled up before 3 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.