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Fitzdares Telephone & Text Betting Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Class 3, 3m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 47.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 3
7yo, 11-10, OR 120
J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Up with the pace throughout - went to the front 3 out and pushed along before 2 out - challenged at the last - drifted right on the run-in - kept battling to win
Joe Anderson (3)
Tom Britten
restrained in rear half of the pack - progress 3 out - drifted left but kept on on the run-in - snatched runner-up spot near the line - no match for the winner
Dylan Johnston
Sam Thomas
Prominent early and moved up to 7th - jumped awkwardly 2 out while upsides - still in the mix at the last - short of room on the run-in - gave up second near the line to finish third
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
prominent early - niggled before 2 out - 2 lengths down at the third last - drifted left on the run-in and weakened late to finish 4th
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Pulled hard through the early stages and settled at the back - clumsy jumping at the 5th - made ground from 3 out - always out of the contest and finished 5th
Lorcan Murtagh
Georgina Nicholls
Set the pace for most of the trip until 3 out - folded tamely at the last to finish 6th
Rex Dingle
Kayley Woollacott
rear of the pack early - crept into contention before 3 out - left behind at the following fence and tired on the run-in to finish 7th
Lee Edwards
Kevin & Lauren Frost
settled in last group - short of room 6th - made no dent from 3 out and looked ungainly before 2 out - finished 8th
Ben Godfrey
Kayley Woollacott
Raced in the pack throughout - no real impression at any stage - finished 9th and well held
Jack Tudor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Up with the pace early - scrappy jumping by 6th then slipped back to 8th - never a threat and blundered 2 out - finished 10th
Sean Houlihan
Alastair Ralph
Held up in last quarter - jumping lacked rhythm around 6th - dropped to last before 3 out - well beaten in 11th
David Noonan
Chris Honour
up with the pace early - dropped back before 3 out - soon tired and eased to a halt
Non-runners: Libre De Choeur, Speed Davis, Inoui Machin
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.