16:45
First Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 38.76s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
settled mid-pack early - moved into second by the 5th - hit the front at the 8th - opened up a big advantage after the second-last - allowed to coast home well ahead
Callum Pritchard
Joe Tickle
Settled early behind the pace - slipped back through the pack then found before the 4th - needed encouragement heading to the 7th - moved into second before 2 out - kept going under pressure but no match for a clear-cut winner
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled just behind the pace - moved into fourth approaching three out then into third by two out - kept going to the line but never closed the gap for better
Jack Tudor
Neil Mulholland
Near the head of affairs early - slipped back through the pack by the 5th and toiling by the 7th - fell well adrift soon after - found renewed effort late to work past tiring runners two out but never a factor at the finish
Daniel Sansom (3)
Seamus Mullins
Settled just off the pace early - moved into fourth by the 6th - briefly led the chase into second 3 out but dropped back before 2 out - faded from there to finish fifth
James Best
Joe Ponting
Settled near the front early - dropped away before the 8th and faded from 3 out - well held at the finish
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 8th and soon under pressure - lost touch after 3 out - eased and pulled up before the final fence
James Bowen
Emma Lavelle
Settled just off the pace early - lost ground after the 7th and dropped away - pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Celine Man (self certificate, tied 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.