16:20
Victor Lucas Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m7f16y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 53.22s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Shared front early - lost front spot after 2nd - pushed along and stayed on heels of front-runner then hit a flat spot two out - closed in nearing last and edged clear inside final furlong to score
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Pulling hard early - travelling well with the pace - moved through to front after 2nd - clear by a length 2 out - challenged again approaching last then edged out close home
Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7)
Emma Lavelle
Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - pushed into third two out - unable to match the front pair - kept third to the line
Gavin Sheehan
Billy Aprahamian
Handy early - slipped towards back before 3rd - under pressure and toiling after 3 out - stayed on late to finish fourth
David Bass
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Handy early with front pack - clipped rail three out then pushed along and dropped back losing ground two out after another mistake - unable to close approaching last where clumsy again and beaten into fifth
Jonathan Burke
James Owen
Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 3 out - unable to close before the last - well held in 6th
Oscar Palmer (7)
Rebecca Curtis
Shared front spot early - lost command after 2nd then eased back through the pack under pressure past 7th - lost touch three out - unable to threaten leaders approaching last
Callum Bewley
John Wainwright
Struggling from the outset - never involved with the pace - pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Champagne Twist (self certificate, off feed), Huffin An A Puffin (unsuitable ground), Tiger Orchid (self certificate, bruised foot)
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.