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Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m2f183y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 33.15s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Sent to front early - lost command before 3rd then edged back in charge before 4th - urged on after 3 out - driven out after 2 out - asked for effort soon after - opened up daylight after final flight - stayed on strongly to score
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Settled at the back early - into mid-pack past the 7th - improved under pressure approaching 2 out - moved into second before the last and stayed on for a clear second
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nicky Henderson
Tracked front group early - dropped back after the 7th and hit a flat spot 3 out - unable to gain ground 2 out - found a bit extra before the last to move into third - stayed on without the tempo to get closer - finished third beaten under five lengths
Sean Bowen
James Owen
Settled in the pack early - driven for effort after 3 out - found extra room to close ground wide after 2 out - unable to sustain the effort and dropped away late
James Bowen
Nick Kent
Untidy over obstacles early - up with the pace - urged into action after 3 out - faded from 2 out home
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved on the outside after the 7th - moved into second before 3 out but got in a bit awkward there and had to be pressed along - faded before the last to finish sixth
Paul O'Brien
Seamus Mullins
Settled toward the back early - never a factor through the race - dropped a plate along the way - come home well beaten in 7th
Tom Cannon
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack early - hit the second and lacked rhythm through the fifth - slipped to the back after the 7th - faded after two out to finish well held in 8th
Jonathan Burke
Jamie Snowden
Handy early - hit front before 3rd - lost advantage before 4th - untidy 6th - blundered 7th - driven approaching 3 out - eased back and dropped away before 2 out - well held in 9th
Non-runners: Grand Vendetta (self certificate, 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.