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Fontwell Park Family Festival Raceday Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 48.79s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Sat close to pace early - moved right to press home turn - level with rival at last - driven clear on run-in edging left to win
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Set the pace under pressure - bumped with opponent at the third from home - pushed clear again before two out - caught approaching the last and outpaced up the run-in
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
Sat close to front - scrappy over 6th then bumped with another runner 3 out and driven on - dropped back 2 out - kept going at unchanged effort to finish third
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled around midfield - asked for effort approaching 2 out - kept going without getting on terms
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Sat behind front group - urged forward after 3 out - eased back through the finish to complete fifth
Harry Reed
Nick Scholfield
Held up in the pack - blundered 3rd and awkward again 4 out - driven from 3 out - dropped away 2 out to finish 6th
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up at the back - flicked left over the 5th - urged forward after 3 out but well beaten by the last
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.