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Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f62y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 41.35s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Joshua Thompson (3)
Adam Nicol
Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made progress before 3 out - joined the front and battled with the second - clipped the second-last while locked together - edged ahead close home to prevail on the line
Dominic Hislop (10)
N W Alexander
Shared front spot early - clear at 4th - eased along approaching 5th - back on terms 7th - pressed for effort 2 out - locked in battle before last where error - nosed ahead near line but caught right on the post
Edward Austin
Sandy Forster
Shared front spot early - lost it 5th before nudging back up for a share 7th - urged along and blundered 3 out - slipped back again then down to fourth near the last - found renewed effort to reclaim third on the run-in - couldn't quicken with the front pair - held on for third
No. 4
5yo, 10-12, OR 91
J: Gregor Walkingshaw (10) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Gregor Walkingshaw (10)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled off the pace midpack early - still handy 3 out and asked for effort - up with the front group but hit the last untidily - edged out of third close home
Charlie Maggs
Martin Todhunter
Handy early - under pressure before 3 out while still in range - dropped away soon after - eventually beaten well - finished 5th
James Turner
R Mike Smith
Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with no headway 3 out - dropped away soon after - finished sixth
Conor Rabbitt
John Norton
Settled in the pack - pushed along and dropped away 3 out - soon toiling - well held in 7th
Elizabeth Gale
Jessica Bedi
Settled in the pack early - lost touch from the 7th - well adrift by 3 out - finished well held in 8th
Tom Midgley
Stuart Coltherd
Settled in the pack - came down at the 2nd
William Maggs
Dianne Sayer
Held up at the back throughout - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Gonnino (unsuitable ground), Time Was (unsuitable ground), Velvet Vulcan (withdrawn by stewards)
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.