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14:10 Happy Birthday Fiona Walker Novices' Handicap Hurdle

13 ran
Place No. Horse Distance Weight Jockey SP  
1st 3 Blue In The West 11 8 Mr Shane Quinlan 4/1 CF
held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, chased leaders from 2 out, carried slightly left when led inside final 110yds run-in, won going away
2nd 1 Greedy Smith 2 lengths 12 0 Kielan Woods 33/1
led, pushed along 3 out, ridden after 2 out, three lengths clear before last, soon reduced lead, veered sharply left when headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish
3rd 5 Edna E Mode 4 3/4 lengths 11 5 Mr C Gethings 25/1
midfield, mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, chased leaders after 2 out, ran on well after last, took third towards finish
4th 9 Klervia 1/2 length 11 3 Mr T P Broughton 9/1
soon raced in second, pushed along on home turn before 3 out, lost position 3 out, ridden 2 out, outpaced before last, weakened inside final 110yds
5th 7 Vengeance 2 1/4 lengths 11 3 C O'Farrell 12/1
midfield, ridden before 3 out, some headway before 2 out, outpaced before last, weakened run-in
6th 4 Urban Isle Short Head 11 7 J J Burke 4/1 CF
midfield, headway after 4 out, chased leader 3 out, outpaced and not fluent 2 out, slight mistake last, weakened towards finish
7th 10 Man Oh Man 1 3/4 length 10 11 Mr B Carver 14/1
always towards rear, weakened after 2 out
8th 12 Dawn's Desire 3 lengths 10 2 Mr Frederick Gingell 4/1 CF
prominent, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
9th 6 Noble Grace 1/2 length 11 4 Mr J C Bowen 18/1
towards rear, some headway 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened before last
10th 13 Alderley Charlie 6 1/2 lengths 10 2 Miss T Worsley 80/1
held up in rear, jumped left 2 out and last, weakened run-in
11th 11 Future Times 14 lengths 10 4 Mr Jack Stenhouse 18/1
rear of midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 4 out, weakened after 2 out
12th 2 Pillar The Poet 3 1/4 lengths 11 11 Mr D I J Andrews 18/1
midfield, dropped to rear 3 out, soon weakened
PulledUp 8 Locked Down Lad 11 3 Mr Callum Pritchard 5/1
soon raced in third, pushed along and lost ground quickly after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out (vet reported gelding had an irregular heartbeat)