04 Jun 2024 17:20 Southwell
Winner: £7,700 (Penalty: £4,066); Distance: 2m 4f 88y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Prestige Safety Construction Safety Specialists Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | The Big Lense (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1P13F-2 / 12 | Jump (28) | Alex Chadwick | James Owen Mr S J Stearn | 7/2 | |
| held up last but in touch, gradual headway from home turn, joined leaders 2 out, led on landing after last, ridden run-in, ran on and always doing enough near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1 L | Elham Valley (FR) (colt, grey, 11 9) | 14053-2 / 7 | Flat (426), Jump (21) | S Bowen | C & A Pogson Mr J R Cornwall | 4/1 | |
| prominent, switched towards centre home straight, every when upside 2 out, briefly led before last, headed on landing side of final flight, kept on but always held by winner near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | ½ L | Belvedere Blast (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 11P0P-5 / 7 | Flat (598), Jump (21) | B S Hughes | A Keatley Swanland Partnership | 25/1 | |
| led, set very sedate tempo, headed before 2 out, soon pushed along, rallied when ridden before last, outpaced by front pair landing side of last, kept on but no impression near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 14 L | Pozo Emery (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P3243-1 / 10 | Jump (28) | J Kington | L Morgan The Wide Awake… | 15/2 | |
| prominent, raced with very low head carriage on first circuit, chased leaders entering home straight, outpaced from before 2 out, weakened and lost ground quickly before last, tailed off run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 13 L | Copper Beach (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 123727- / 7 | Jump (199) | Peter Kavanagh | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith | 16/1 | |
| raced in close second, led before home turn, ridden when headed before 2 out, weakened quickly before last, soon lost ground, tailed off run-in | ||||||||||
| UR | 5 |   | - | Lipa K (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 535F1-1 / 7 | Jump (7) | Henry Brooke | O Greenall & J Guerriero Cottrell, Conway… | 6/5 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, closed on leaders from home turn, every chance when blundered badly and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
