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Racing To School Celebrating 25 Years Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f5y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 0.85s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Settled at back early - moved through to join front pack 2 out - pushed along and kept going strongly up the run-in - got up to win close home
Ben Poste
Samuel Drinkwater
Settled at back early - closing on pace by 3 out - pushed along to share advantage before 2 out - edged clear approaching last but stumbled there then caught close home
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Harry Fry
Settled close to the front pack - improved to share command before 3 out - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - overtaken near the last and weakened on the run-in
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Settled mid-pack early - still handy with front group 3 out - pressed for effort and gave up third spot 2 out - maintained effort to finish fourth
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back - clipped a fence 6th and still in contention with driving into 3 out - clumsy again 2 out and dropped away to finish 5th
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled handy in the early stages - shared the advantage approaching 3 out then pressed along - lost the front spot before 2 out and soon faded - finished 6th
Joe Anderson (3)
Jamie Snowden
Settled towards the back - close to the front group under pressure 2 out where not the tidiest - dropped away soon after - eventually beaten well into 7th
Brendan Powell
Anthony Carson
Held handy early - pressed for effort then dropped away approaching 2 out - finished well held in 8th
Tom Broughton (5)
Max Comley
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished well beaten in 9th
Lorcan Williams
Ryan Potter
Drifted right at fences early - went into command - lost advantage before 3 out - dropped away quickly and eased out of contest before 2 out
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled in the pack early - urged along and hit the mark badly at the 7th before losing touch with the field - pulled up before two out
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
Settled in the pack - lost fluency three out then came under pressure and dropped away - eased out of contention before two out
Non-runners: Eskimo Sam (self certificate, off feed)
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.