15:05
Sodexo Live! Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 46.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Set the pace early - challenged for top spot from 5th - shaken up and lost front spot 2 out - stayed on toward the last - regained front after the last - held on narrowly at the finish
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Fought for control early - settled towards back - boxed in approaching two out - driven and made ground into contention entering final furlong - closed strongly to finish a nose down
Brendan Powell
Harry Derham
Settled in the pack early - moved through to challenge close to the front by the 5th - travelling nicely and hit the front two out - asked for effort and slightly untidy at the last - overtaken after the last - stayed on at one level but edged out for second close home
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled mid-pack early - pressed and lost touch approaching 3 out - rallied late to move into fourth close home
Finn Lambert (3)
Georgina Nicholls
Handy in front rank early - pressed on and pushed along tracking pace pair out - dropped to fourth spot before last then edged back to fifth close home
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled towards the back - improved into contention two out - pushed along and stayed on at one gait approaching the last - finished sixth beaten 7¼ lengths
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace and closing on leader by the 5th - pushed along and dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
C Byrnes
Travelled strongly early - settled midpack - bumped mildly after 3 out - pressed and slipped back before 2 out then weakened
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Settled in the pack early - pushed along after the second-last - stayed on at one gauge to the line - finished ninth
Tom Cannon
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early but scratchy over 5th - pressed along soon after - dropped away following 3 out - faded from 2 out to finish tenth
Non-runners: Innamorato (unsuitable ground), Senator (self certificate), Talakan (withdrawn)
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.