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ThatPrizeGuy Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 2m103y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 56.66s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Up with the pace - clipped by another runner 4 out - urged forward from 3 out and made progress into third before the last - asserted to hit the front over 110yds out - pulled clear to score
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Went straight to front - dropped to second and stayed in touch with pacesetter - regained command two out under a squeeze - met a firm rally soon after and driven out approaching final furlong - unable to find more and outpaced close home
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Tracked front pair - drifted right approaching 4 out - made ground to loom up 3 out - driven and in contention until scrappy over last then held to one gear to the line finishing third
Ben Jones
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Prominent from the off and hit the front early - kept under pressure by a rival before losing the advantage two out - kept going at the same rate but held into 4th
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Held up early - clumsy at 2nd - urged on 3 out - stayed on steadily - driven approaching last - moved into fourth on run-in but couldn't threaten leaders
Jonathan Burke
Jamie Snowden
Held up towards the back - driven and stumbled 2 out - dropped away soon after - finished sixth
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.