14:30
Equine Products NH Trainers League Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 34.75s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Held a forward spot early but lacked fluency 4th - errors at the 7th and 8th - urged forward 3 out - asked for effort and jumped unevenly 2 out - moved into command approaching the last - drifted right briefly - kept going to the line - won
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Held up towards the back - improved into contention before 3 out - closed on the pace 2 out - drifted right after the last - stayed on strongly but flattened out close home
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Settled towards the back early - made progress before 3 out - pushed along approaching 2 out - responded after the last to close and secured third close home
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Held up in the pack - made ground on the front group approaching 3 out - hit the second-last under pressure - lost touch after the final flight and dropped away late
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol
Contested the front early - lost fluency at the 1st and dropped to second - jumped back to share the advantage before a blunder at the 5th - asserted control approaching 3 out - pressure mounted when challenged 2 out - fell away sharply on the run-in to finish 5th
William Maggs (3)
Chris Grant
Shared early advantage before nudging in front after the 1st - a touch untidy at the 4th - drew level with the pace 5th - lost the advantage before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - then quickly faded out of contention finishing sixth
Callum Bewley
Peter Atkinson
Settled close to the front pack early - began to weaken from the 8th and slipped towards the back under pressure before 3 out - well beaten from 2 out to finish seventh
Sean Quinlan
John Wainwright
Settled towards the back - dropped away with four to jump - eased and pulled up before three 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.