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Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 4, 2m7½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 17 runners
Winning time 6m 16.65s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph
Vied for the front early - went on alone at the 8th - pressed hard 2 out then edged ahead approaching the last - stayed on strongly final 110yds to win
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Close up early - moved into 5th - sent to take on the winner 2 out and persevered into the straight run to the last - faded in the closing 110yds to finish 2nd
Sean Houlihan
Nicky Martin
Close up early - cruising in third 3 out before losing a place to fourth 2 out - plugged on at one speed and promoted to third at the last
Aamilah Aswat (7)
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Prominent enough in the pack early - niggled along and still close to the front 3 out - plodded on without finding more and promoted to fourth approaching the last where clumsy - finished 4th
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Raced mid-pack - still close up 3 out before under pressure soon after - left behind 2 out - crept closer late for 5th
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Raced mid-pack travelling nicely - 3 out close to the front but jumped awkwardly then under pressure - plodded on and hampered at the last to finish 6th
Lorcan Murtagh
Tim Vaughan
Raced mid-pack - close up 3 out under pressure before gaining a few places 2 out - faded before the last to finish 7th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Ian Williams
Up with the pace early - slipped back after the 8th - still in contention under pressure 3 out before fading quickly - finished 8th
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled in the pack's middle - still within reach 3 out - dropped away 2 out and finished 9th
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon
In pack's centre - bumped at 7th then quickly lost place to last - pushed along and made a little ground 3 out - no threat 2 out and finished 10th
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled at the back - struggled for pace before 3 out - kept going late before the last - finished 11th and well beaten
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams
Trailing from the outset - never threatened the principals - finished 12th and miles adrift
No. 15
5yo, 10-9, OR 108
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Vied for the front early - jumping lacked rhythm from 6th and lost the advantage at the 8th - faded tamely and pulled up before 3 out
Callum Pritchard
Seamus Mullins
In the pack early - error at the 7th then quickly lost place to finish among the backmarkers - tiring before 3 out - eased up and did not complete
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
In the pack early - handy 3 out but jumped untidily and under pressure soon after - third 2 out and still in the hunt - fell at the last
David Bass
Max Comley
Struggled at rear throughout - eased and pulled up before the second-last
Tom Midgley (3)
Mark Walford
Up with the pace early - lost ground before 3 out under pressure - soon eased and pulled up
Non-runners: Queens Venture
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.