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Copybet Bog Now For Saturday's Racing Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 45.64s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Charlie Longsdon
Sat handy behind the front group - improved into second after the 6th and made ground 4 out - asked for effort before 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out - kept finding under pressure to prevail by a whisker at the line
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up towards the back - improved into contention before 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - shared fourth over the last - flat out from 110yds out and edged clear late but caught right on the line
Ciaran Gethings
Robert Stephens
Error early on - settled midfield then moved up to third by the 7th - urged on approaching 3 out - still in with hope at the last - stayed on same gait to finish third
Rian Corcoran (5)
David Pipe
Settled in the pack early - hit the 5th before moving into third - pressed with a couple out then kept on same gear to finish 4th
Harry Kimber
Sophie Leech
Held up towards the back - improved to share third 4 out under pressure - unable to find more from 2 out and well held at the finish
Lee Edwards
Dave Roberts
Settled towards the back - nudged into contention before 3 out - unable to sustain effort 2 out - eventually finished 6th
Charlie Maggs (3)
Lawney Hill
Sent to front early - opened up a big advantage after the 6th - margin narrowed by four out - driven on three out - overtaken before two out then lost touch and beaten before the last
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Settled towards the back - made some headway 4 out under a drive - lost ground quickly before the following fence - well held in 8th
No. 8
8yo, 10-9, OR 84
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Sat close to the front group early - lost touch in a hurry approaching 4 out - beaten a long way in 9th
Freddie Keighley (5)
Martin Keighley
Prominent early and tracking pace-setter before the 4th - drifted back through the pack after 6th - needed encouragement by the 8th - dropped away 4 out and eased to a halt
Non-runners: Fane Court
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.