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Heartsease Farm Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 0.93s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled midpack early - moved into third approaching 3 out - roused to move up to second soon after - close behind pacesetter - angled right entering final straight - stayed on to get up right on the line
Tom Bellamy
James Owen
Handy in the pack early - hit the front three out - shown the whip before two out under a challenge - battled on up the run-in but caught close home and unable to find more
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Went straight to front - roused approaching 3 out where overtaken - unable to fight back from final flight - finished 3rd
Ciaran Gethings
Belinda Clarke
Settled in behind the pace early - nudged into fourth spot approaching 3 out - stayed on steadily but never a factor - finished fourth
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 3 out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
Charlie Hammond
Max Young
Settled just off the pace early - roused approaching 3 out and moved through tired horses - unable to threaten leaders thereafter - eventually finished sixth
Tabitha Worsley
Steph Cameron
Sat close to the pace early - slipped towards the back before the 7th - well adrift from 4 out and finished a distant last
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Held up handily early - driven and lost place fast before 3 out - trailing at the finish
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.