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Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 1m7f144y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 3m 41.92s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
No. 9
8yo, 10-13, OR 129
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled midfield early - blundered 5th - urged into contention approaching 3 out - up to third and driven 2 out - challenged for the front before the last then edged clear close home to score
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Settled midpack early - shared third spot four out - hit the top three out - soon asked for effort - battled on well after the last but caught close home for second
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Held up towards back of pack - made ground before three out and asked for effort - up into third before last - kept on strongly but denied room and hampered late finish third
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
settled midpack early - moved into contention before 3 out to take fourth - shifted right approaching last and driven on - stayed on same gear to finish fourth
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Held up towards back of the field - blundered three out and driven on - stayed on from two out into fifth before the last - couldn't quicken again and held for 5th
Jack Tudor
Jack Jones
Set the early pace - drifted right approaching the 3rd then lost the advantage for a stride - clipped the 5th - lost front spot again 3 out - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 6th
Theo Gillard
Ewan Whillans
Held up in the pack early - improved place approaching four out then driven from three out - unable to close from there
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort approaching 2 out - unable to land a blow - finished 8th
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Held up towards back - roused with brief threat 3 out - stumbled 2 out and faded well held
Jonathan Burke
Emma Lavelle
Held handy spot early - carried wide passing third fence then improved into third before 3 out with a slight error - challenged the pacesetter 2 out - asked for effort and faded before the last finishing 10th
Brendan Powell
James Owen
Settled midfield early - urged forward three out - dropped away approaching two out - eventually well held in 11th
Jack Hogan
Fergal O'Brien
Settled midpack early - forced wide rounding turn after third - urged forward before fading approaching three out - finished well beaten in 12th
Richie McLernon
Faye Bramley
Tracked the front group early - bumped rounding the bend after the 3rd then driven up but slipped back after 4 out - well held from there to finish 13th
Harriet Tucker (7)
Neil Mulholland
Prominent in second early - drifted right after the 3rd then hampered by tack trouble on the bend past four out - faded well back from there to finish 14th
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Sat close up early - laboured over 5th - lost place approaching 3 out - dropped away quickly - eased and pulled up before last
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph
Held midpack towards the outside - lost touch approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up
Non-runners: Alnilam (self certificate, off colour)
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.