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Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 6m 5.79s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close behind the front group early - blundered three out and driven on before edging in front and a bit ragged at the last - dug in under pressure to pull clear in the closing stages for the win
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Prominent in front rank and briefly in command by 9th - driven after 2 out - collared approaching the last and kept on gamely before running out of steam in the final 110yds
Jonathan Burke
Jamie Snowden
Held up towards the back - into midfield by the 3rd - urged forward three out - made headway two out - shared third at the last flight - stuck to one gear to the line finishing third
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack - driven forward approaching the last and kept on - unable to make any dent on the leaders on the run-in
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - urged into the back markers after the 2nd and stumbled at the 8th - struggled for fluency throughout and well held at the finish
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Tracked the pace on the wide side - clumsy at the 5th and again at the 8th - clouted the fence 4 out - dropped away nearing 2 out to finish sixth
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Sat behind the front group - urged forward before 3 out - eased out of contention after 2 out to finish well beaten
Donagh Meyler
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack - moved into fourth 3 out under encouragement then clipped the second-last - soon under pressure and faded into eighth
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Shared front spot early - lost command at the 9th and sat close up before losing momentum after the second-last when squeezed for space - beaten a long way in 9th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at back of field early - jumped awkwardly at 7th - never a threat and well held at finish
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled in the pack - urged forward but faded softly beyond four out - eased and stopped racing before the following fence
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midfield early - dropped away rounding the 3rd and slipped towards the back - well adrift by the 5th before being pulled up
Non-runners: No Drama This End (vet's certificate, burst blood vessel)
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.