13:00
William Hill Racing Epic Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m69y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 9.03s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Set the pace from the off - opened a big gap before the 2nd - hit the 5th awkwardly - lead narrowed approaching 3 out - full of running 2 out - driven out to draw away again before the last and score readily
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Handy early up behind the front-runner - hit a fence but stayed on terms - narrowed gap before 3 out - holding position 2 out - couldn't find more when asked before the last - weakened on the run-in
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Sat close to the front early - moved into third after the 3rd - narrowed the gap on the top two approaching 3 out but couldn't sustain the challenge - stayed on for a distant third
Robert Dunne
Tom Ward
Held up early - lost more ground before three out to sit fourth - unable to challenge - well beaten in fourth
Charlie Deutsch
Seamus Mullins
Settled towards the back early - unable to land a challenge - finished 5th
Brendan Powell
Dan Skelton
Settled in fifth but adrift of the pack early - stayed off the pace throughout - finished sixth
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Sat close to pacesetter early - hesitant at 1st and slow at 2nd - dropped away from front group after 5th - well beaten at the finish
James Bowen
Neil Mulholland
Held up towards the back - lost touch and was pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Fantasy World (unsuitable ground), Kocktail Bleu (unsuitable ground)
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.