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Gordon And Angela Ashdown Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 1m7f195y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 50.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Held up in the pack - moved into third 4 out - up with the front horse after the following fence - pushed along before 2 out - locked in a battle for first over the final 2f and at the last - got on top near the line and won hard fought
Callum Pritchard (3)
Andy Irvine
Hit front before the 2nd - opened a big advantage by the 4th - advantage cut back 3 out - drawn level 2 out and contested the front last - kept battling but caught in the final strides
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up at back and wide - improved into contention approaching 3 out - outpaced by leading duo before 2 out and finished steadily for third
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up early - moving well in fourth 3 out before being asked for effort approaching 2 out - kept going to finish fourth
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Early on close to pace - held second spot behind the front-runner - began to slip back and struggled at the fifth - fell away well beaten in the closing stages
Dylan Johnston
Paddy Butler
Shared the running early over the first before dropping into third - faded rounding the turn three out and asked for effort found nothing more - eased out of contention before the second last
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Held mid-pack early - moved into second after the 5th before being urged for effort nearing 3 out - lost touch and was pulled up before the last two
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.