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Thursday 11 June 2026

20:17

Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle

Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners

Winning time 4m 0.27s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf
Jumps
9 hurdles

Result

1st

Emerald Time (GB) t

No. 5

5yo, 11-12, OR 98

J: Tom Bellamy · T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

4:00.27 £3,248

Held up at the back - moved through powerfully approaching 3 out and edged right to sit third 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - driven clear on the run-in for the win

2nd

Katana (FR)

No. 8

6yo, 11-4, OR 90

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Robert Stephens

3 £1,494

Settled handy in the early stages - upsides in 4th - hit the front on the home turn and stayed there until 3 out - driven and overtaken close to the last with nothing left to fight back finishing 2nd

3rd

Play Pretend (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 12-0, OR 100

J: Lee Edwards · T: Dave Roberts

1 £747

Settled behind the front group early - dropped to midfield by the 3rd - made progress from 4 out - shared second spot 3 out under a rider's urging - lacked the finishing speed to land closer and finished third

4th

Raffles Nobu (FR) tb

No. 9

6yo, 11-2, OR 88

J: Jack Quinlan · T: Nick Scholfield

2¾ £374

Held a midfield position - moved into contention two out and pushed along before the last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th

5th

Western Soldier (GER)

No. 7

8yo, 11-5, OR 91

J: Callum Pritchard · T: Seamus Mullins

2½ £186

Up with the front group - contesting the runner-up berth before 3 out then nudged for effort before 2 out - dropped away before the last to finish fifth

6th

Alex The Great (IRE) t

No. 12

6yo, 10-2, OR 74

J: Robert Dunne · T: Tony Carroll

1¾

Towards the back early - given encouragement approaching 3 out and finished with some purpose - under pressure and unable to close before the last - eventually beaten 11 lengths in 6th

7th

Son Of Hypnos (IRE) t

No. 3

9yo, 11-7, OR 100

J: Jack Stenhouse (7) · T: Ryan Chapman

9

Held in the pack early - improved to challenge for fourth 4f out - dropped away soon after under pressure - finished well held in 7th

8th

Barafundle Bay (GB)

No. 10

5yo, 10-13, OR 85

J: Jack Tudor · T: Christian Williams

1½

Settled midpack early - drifted towards the back and needed urging four out - dropped away three out to finish well held

9th

Bobbarelli (GB) ht

No. 2

9yo, 11-7, OR 100

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

19

Sent to the front early - under pressure and lost the lead entering the home turn before 3 out - faded into the finish well held

10th

Strong As Steel (GB)

No. 11

7yo, 10-8, OR 80

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Tony Carroll

4¾

Settled close up early - dropped away 4f out - dropped right out and beaten a long way home

Non-runners: Belcamo (unsuitable ground), Privilege (self certificate)

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.

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