14:27
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 1m7f169y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 48.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Callum Pritchard (3)
Ben Pauling
Handy up front early - roused along approaching 3 out - closed on pace-setter 2 out - hit the front last - fought back under pressure through the run-in to prevail by a whisker
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Handy early - hit front after 2nd - driven up before 3 out - challenged 2 out - overtaken on final stride at the last - battled gamely to line and just denied by a whisker
Ben Poste
Archie Watson
Took up the running - lost the advantage and chased the principals after the 2nd - nudged for stride after the 6th - hampered 3 out and unable to close on the top two before the last - finished third 10 lengths back
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled just off the pace early - moved up into fifth then found in fourth approaching 3 out - kept going to the line but never a threat to the front
Harry Bannister
Warren Greatrex
Held up in the pack - pushed along approaching 3 out - settled into fifth soon after - unable to land a blow through to the line
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Settled in the pack - pushed along from 6th - faded tamely to finish a distant 6th
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled handy - stumbled at 3rd - well placed with race still to be won - fell 3 out
Conor Ring
Mrs C Williams
Settled off the pace in the pack - lost contact with the group from 6th - eased and withdrawn before the third-last
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.