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Welcome To The Perth Festival Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 1.60s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Sat just behind the pace early - closed on the front-runner after the 7th - hit the front approaching the last two before being pushed out - stayed on strongly to the line
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Towards the rear early - moved up to pursue the prominent group after the 7th - pressure applied and progress before 2 out - taken to second on the run-in - stayed on but second best at the line
Harry Cobden
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace early - matched from the 7th - driven on approaching 3 out - overtaken between the last two flights and dropped to third near the line - unable to find more once passed
Danny McMenamin
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved into fourth after the 7th - unable to close the gap on the leaders - eventually finished fourth
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Settled in the pack early - dropped away following the 6th - pushed for effort approaching three out but held no prospects thereafter
Ben Jones
Gordon Elliott
Settled at the back from the outset - never got involved with the front group - dropped away and beaten a long way at the finish
Sean Quinlan
Sam England
Held up towards the back - mistake at the 7th - unable to challenge - well held in 7th
Derek Fox
R Mike Smith
Prominent early - shadowed the pace-setters from the 3rd before an untidy jump at the 4th - dropped away after the 7th - well beaten from three out home
Non-runners: Heffalump (unsuitable ground), Minutes To Spare (self certificate, lame)
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.