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Book Into Our Altior's Resturant Today EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f139y, Hurdle, 4-7yo, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 21.39s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Tracked pace-setter early - hit front approaching 6th - opened daylight before final fence - kept on strongly run-in then allowed to coast home unchallenged
Kevin Brogan
Olly Murphy
Sat behind front group - clumsy three out then asked for effort - under pressure and outpaced approaching last - kept going at unchanged tempo to finish second
Charlie Deutsch
Henrietta C Knight
Held a midfield position early - needed encouragement from the 5th - improved to challenge before 3 out and briefly shared second - weakened 2 out and dropped away before keeping on steadily to finish third
Harry Bannister
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Sat close behind the front group early - asked for effort approaching 2 out then lost placing before the last - faded on the run to the line finishing 4th
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Went straight to front - overtaken before 6th but stayed close - dropped back and urged forward - faded before 2 out finishing 5th
Jonathan England
Sam England
Held up towards the back - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish
Jack Quinlan
Anthony Carson
Held up towards the back - clipped the first and struggled to stay in touch - dropped away three out and eased down
Non-runners: Roi Du Roume (self certificate, other), Wings Of Arion (other)
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.