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Backing Bentswood Hub Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 6.51s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Set pace throughout - driven and chased hard approaching final two - slight mistake at last - drifted right but held on under pressure to prevail
Tom Cannon
Karen Jewell
Sat close to pace - pressed forward after 2 out then edged right battling to the line - narrowly denied in a photo finish
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Sat fifth for much of the trip - pushed along approaching two out - clipped the last - kept on strongly up the run-in to snatch third right at the line
Sean Houlihan
Pat Phelan
Took a strong hold early - settled handy with the pack - blundered two out - pushed along soon after - responded well through the finish to close but denied third by a short head margin
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Andy Irvine
Held up fourth early carrying plenty of enthusiasm - improved into third and drifted left two out - pressed for effort soon after - drifted left again nearing final flight - stayed on up the run-in but slipped back to finish fifth
Chad Bament (7)
Andy Irvine
Settled third early - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - lost ground late to finish 6th
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Settled early with a strong grip on the bit - stayed handy in the pack - stumbled at the 6th - lost momentum 3 out - driven up before 2 out but had nothing left and dropped away before the last - finished seventh
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.