19:45
Hollow Bottom National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race)
Class 5, 2m½f, NH Flat, 4-5yo, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 53.58s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled at the back early - made progress from 4f out to be third with over 2f left - hit the front a furlong out - opened up inside the final 110 yards to score comfortably
Mr J P Murray (7)
Mickey Bowen
Sluggish start - settled towards back and pulling hard early on - closed on front group two furlongs out - kept going strongly to claim runner-up spot late
Cameron Iles (5)
Tom Lacey
Settled just behind pace early holding a tight hold - went to front turning into final 2f - pressed for effort when overtaken with a furlong left - eased back through the field late to finish third
Mr Harry Brown (10)
Donald McCain
Settled in the pack - driven up 3f from home to press the front group 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish fourth
Miss Aimee Jones (7)
Max Comley
Settled in the pack early - lost ground into the last three furlongs and pushed along with two to go - stayed on at the same rate to finish fifth
Rian Corcoran (5)
Jim & Suzi Best
Handy early behind the front group - urged forward soon after halfway - lost ground under pressure from 2f out and dropped away to finish sixth
Freddie Keighley (5)
Shaun Lycett
Went straight to front and pulled hard early - pushed along when overtaken 2f out - lost place in a hurry approaching the last furlong to finish well beaten
Benjamin Macey (5)
Don Cantillon
Settled in the pack early - began to labour before the final furlong and slipped to the back - unable to stay in contention through to the line - well held in 8th
Non-runners: Company Charge
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.