18:40
Heavitree Brewery PLC Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 34.21s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Sean Houlihan
Nicky Martin
Handy early - hit front 5th - roused approaching 3 out - stayed on to assert on run-in
Shane Quinlan (3)
Ben Lund
Held at the rear early - shaken up into third approaching the final flight - powered home on the run-in to grab second close home - denied by a short head margin
Caoilin Quinn
Nick Scholfield
Sat close to the pace early - moved into second three out then pushed along - blundered two out - drifted left approaching the last - edged out of second close home to finish third beaten 2 lengths
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Handy early - moved into second 5th out then pushed along and dropped that spot before 3 out - faded before the last
Lewis Stones (3)
Jennie Candlish
Went straight to the front - lost fluency and lost the lead at the 5th before slipping to the back running to the 7th - soon adrift of the others - pulled up after the 8th
Non-runners: Amatchmadeinheaven (self certificate, coughing)
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.