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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Military Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 1m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 3m 37.54s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Mr Billy Aprahamian (7)
Billy Aprahamian
Set the pace early - lost front spot before the 3rd - regained command soon after 3 out and opened a big advantage - clipped the final flight but stayed strong - stretched the margin on the run-in for a comfortable win
Sgt Nick Oliver (7)
Syd Hosie
Prominent early - took up the lead before the 3rd - displaced after 3 out - tracking the front runner from 2 out - stayed on without troubling the winner on the run-in
Miss Elizabeth Feakes (7)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled second early but drifted back after being caught wide on the opening turn - fought forward to hit the front around the 3rd before slipping back once more past the 4th - promoted to third at the 5th - found little turning for home two out then faded away - finished third
Bdr Jody Sole (3)
Seamus Mullins
Settled in third - blundered and dislodged rider at the 5th
Miss Daisy White (7)
Syd Hosie
Settled towards the back - still travelling comfortably before being knocked sideways and losing rider at the 5th
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.