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HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, M, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 55.22s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Settled close to front - hit the front after 2nd then shared the lead - lost command after 5th - regained control 2 out - driven out approaching last - stayed on strongly to the line
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled off the pace early - clumsy 5th and asked for effort before 3 out - improved though awkward again 2 out - drifted left approaching last - kept going up the straight - snatched second close home
Leah Noreci (10)
James Moffatt
Settled towards the back after fighting the bridle early - clipped 5th fence - made progress before 2 out - pushed along to close before the last - unable to find more and edged out of second in the final furlong
Jonathan Burke
James Owen
Tracked the pace in mid-pack - pushed along before two out - improved into contention approaching the last - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish fourth
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Up with the front group early - moved to second after the 2nd and pushed the pace - lost the advantage after the 5th - overtaken again 2 out - dropped away before the last
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Settled mid-pack early - pushed along before 2 out - dropped away close home to finish 6th
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Handy early - clipped 6th and pressed for pace approaching 3 out lacking rhythm - dropped away before the last
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph
Went straight to front - lost command approaching the 2nd - soon backed off and was pulled up
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.