16:00
'smooth Radio - Always The Best Music' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 3m½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 6.12s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
In the pack early - niggled for pace then made headway up the inner to hit the front before 2 out - driven on the run-in and kept battling to win by the smallest margin
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up at the back - made smooth progress before 2 out and sat fourth approaching the last - kept on strongly on the run-in to go down by a head-sized margin in second
Megan Bevan (7)
Harriet Dickin
Prominent early - went to the front 3 out - overhauled by a whisker 2 out and kept responding - just outstayed near the line to finish third
Brendan Powell
Clare Ellam
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved up before 2 out and soon in the mix - untidy at the last - weakened on the run-in to finish 4th
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Prompted for effort before 2 out - faded from the penultimate fence and came home 5th
Lee Edwards
Kevin & Lauren Frost
Held up at the back - niggled 2 out - failed to respond and finished 6th
Nico de Boinville
Sara Bradstock
Made the running early - overtaken 3 out and ridden to respond - folded before 2 out and finished 7th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Jack Jones
Prominent early - ridden before 2 out and lost touch - soon detached and finished 8th
Non-runners: Maestrow
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.