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William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 3m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 6m 2.43s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Olly Murphy
Sat behind the front group - hampered slightly three out - moved into second two out - edged in front approaching the last and pushed clear to assert under pressure to the line
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
William Durkan
Settled handy in touch - up with pace around 7th - hit front after 10th - pressed and overtaken nearing final flight - stayed on but outpointed by winner
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held mid-pack early - urged forward approaching 3 out and moved into third by the last - stayed on to finish third
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after the 10th - moved right approaching two out - stayed on from the last - claimed fourth close home
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Went straight to front - overtaken before 1st was passed - stayed close to front pack - closed up though awkward at 2 out - pressed for effort - stuck on through closing stages - just gave up fourth spot in the final strides
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along and made progress approaching 2 out - couldn't quicken from the last - finished 6th
William Maggs (3)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back - steady progress to 10th then closer approaching 3 out - angled right before the last - one-paced run-in to finish 7th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Dan Skelton
Held up in the pack early - lost touch with the front runners - blundered three out - well held at the finish
Rian Corcoran (5)
Mark Walford
Settled off the pace in the pack - improved into contention before 3 out then pushed along before 2 out - lost ground nearing the last and beaten well home
J J Slevin
Henry De Bromhead
Settled with the pack early - moved closer to the front around 3 out but jumped awkwardly - pushed along before 2 out and unable to find more approaching the last
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled handy early - hit front before 2nd then lost command after 7th - rallied to go clear before the following fence - overtaken once more past 10th - dropped away 2 out and finished 11th
Hugh Horgan (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards back - improved into mid-division by the 9th - up with front group before 3 out but soon under pressure - dropped away from 2 out to finish well beaten
Kevin Brogan
Olly Murphy
Settled close to the pace early - given encouragement before 3 out - pushed for effort before 2 out - dropped away quickly and finished well beaten
Ben Jones
Gary Hanmer
Settled towards the back early - made progress before 3 out - weakened soon after - eventually well beaten in 14th
Callum Pritchard (3)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - trailed home well beaten in 15th
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled in the pack early - dropped back after the 10th - faded before 3 out - trailed home well beaten in 16th
Tom Cannon
Chris Gordon
Settled in the pack early - hit the 4th awkwardly - lost touch after the 10th - well held at the finish
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Race up with pace early - hit front after 1st then lost lead before 2nd - regained advantage after 7th before yielding it again - scrappy jump at 10th - asked for effort soon after - lost ground 3 out - eased and pulled up before last
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Held a midfield berth early - jumped awkwardly at the 2nd then dropped away under pressure after the 10th - eased out of contention with three still to jump
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the 6th and hit the 8th untidily - urged for effort soon after - lost ground after the 10th - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Jack Kennedy
Olly Murphy
Settled off the pace in the pack early - improved into contention approaching three out - lost momentum and was eased to a halt before the last
Jack Tudor
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled towards the back - urged into effort before fading fast - eased out of contention approaching 3 out
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.