14:23
Ladies Night 4th July Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 5, 2m3f61y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 59.36s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled at the back early - pushed along and made strong progress before two out - moved into second approaching the last - driven to the front on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Callum Bewley
Gary Rutherford
Held a midpack position early - pushed along to make progress before two out - into second approaching the last and kept finding late - beaten 2.25 lengths in second
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Drifted right at first fence - moved to front early - taken on before the 3rd and relinquished lead - untidy at the 4th - back in front before the 5th - drew well away after 3 out - niggled after 2 out - substantial margin all but gone approaching the last - caught on the run-in and soon dropped to third - found nothing more late on
Joshua Thompson (5)
Lizzie Quinlan
Uneven early rhythm - tracking the front group - scratchy jump 5th - dropped away and slipped back after 3 out - drifted left after 2 out - found renewed effort late but never landed a blow late on to finish 4th
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back of the field - made gradual progress from three out - pushed along out wide before two out but unable to threaten the leaders - dropped away close home
Sean Quinlan
Martin Todhunter
Settled towards the back - clipped heels 5th and scratchy 6th - pushed for effort 2 out - soon behind the pace and unable to threaten - finished sixth
Kevin Brogan
N W Alexander
Sat close to front group early - urged forward before 2 out - driven and faded before the last - eventually well held in 7th
Edward Austin (5)
Sandy Forster
Held mid-pack towards the wide side - clipped the first and slipped back after the 7th - pressed for effort 3 out - dropped away and eased out of contention before 2 out
Joe Williamson
Alison Hamilton
Prominent on the wide side - took over in front before the 3rd - lost the advantage before the 5th - dropped away sharply under pressure before 2 out and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: Sattam (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.