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BetGoodwin Free Bet Nose Losers Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f116y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 4.62s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Held up eagerly early - hit front then lost it - regained advantage after 5th - opened daylight with rival 7th - blundered 9th - back in command approaching 3 out - stretched away though hampered 2 out - extended advantage on run-in - won comfortably
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled behind the front pair early - hit an obstacle awkwardly and slipped back at the 4th - lost touch by the 8th - made progress from two out - finished best late to claim runner-up spot but well beaten by the winner
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Tracked the pace - clipped a fence 7th - pressed for effort before 2 out - moved into second last but yielded that spot near the line for third
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Handy early before hitting front at 1st - scrappy jump 5th - matched up for a stride then sprinted away 7th - overtaken approaching 3 out - dropped to third at second last - faded away near line to finish fourth
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Nick Gifford
Settled at the back of the field - error at the 8th - dropped away and well beaten from there
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.