14:45
9 March DragonBet Festival Fever Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m104y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 17.00s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Set the pace from the start - pushed along before the second-last - stayed on strongly to the line
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Sat close up early - pushed along before two out - stayed on but unable to reel in winner - finished second
Freddie Keighley (7)
Nick Scholfield
Held up in the pack early - moved into third by the 6th before pushed along heading to two out - kept going to finish third
Sean Houlihan
Kevin Bishop
Settled just off the pace early - moved into fourth after 3 out - pressed for effort before 2 out but soon faded finishing fourth
James Best
Fergal O'Brien
Settled in third early - dropped back after 3 out - faded steadily to finish fifth
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled just off the pace early - lost ground before 3 out - faded from contention thereafter - beaten a long way in 6th
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Settled just off the pace early - began losing ground 3 out - well beaten at the finish
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.