15:23
RF Miller & Co Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m1f83y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 14.23s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack - travelling smoothly 3 out - nudged along before joining the front rank 2 out - forged ahead and a length up approaching the last - kept on strongly to win
Sean Bowen
Christian Williams
Settled midpack early - unbalanced at the first and blundered at the 5th - pushed along towards the back before the 9th - lost touch before three out - closed onto the leader approaching the last - stayed on up the run-in - flattened out inside the final 110yds - finished second
Joshua Bryan
Mickey Bowen
Handy early - hit front 2nd and edged clear before losing footing 2 out - pressed for effort and overtaken soon after - weakened before last to finish third
Harry Atkins (5)
Neil Mulholland
Settled in the pack early - hit the 8th and 9th not cleanly - urged along and again untidy 3 out - into range of the front group 2 out - stayed on at one gear before the last - finished fourth
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Went straight to front - overtaken at the 2nd - scrappy jump 5th - pressed on before 3 out then untidy again and dropped back 2 out - faded before the last
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Jamie Snowden
Pulled hard early - urged forward before 5th - still in contention 2 out - faded before the last to finish well beaten in 6th
David Noonan
Christian Williams
Handy early - shown the whip after 9th and still close to pace 2 out - dropped away before last
Ellis Collier (5)
Rebecca Menzies
Held up early - never a factor - well held throughout - finished last of the closer group
Charlie Todd
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back - still in contention until a serious blunder 3 out - driven from there and made no further gain into the last
Non-runners: Bittalemon (unsuitable ground), Highland Fashion (self certificate, inflammation), Speed Davis (unsuitable ground)
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.