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Happy Birthday Jo Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m1f170y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 25.63s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Mr Martin McIntyre (7)
Barry Brennan
Settled towards the back - moved into the middle of the field before the 7th - wide on the approach to the 15th as progress was made - took over 4 out - in command soon after 3 out - two lengths ahead 2 out and stuck on strongly up the run-in to win
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Handy early - hit front 4th - alongside rival 10th - lost lead 4 out - scratchy jump 3 out - lost second gear from 2 out but battled to finish second
Gearoid Harney (7)
David Pipe
Settled in the pack early - hit the 6th but recovered - crept into contention from 11th - lost touch three out before finding renewed energy two out - kept on well to take third on the run-in
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up at the back - made ground into it by the 15th - scrappy over 3 out then drifted left at the last knocking another runner - lost momentum on the run to the line
James Best
Ella Pickard
Held up towards the back - pulling hard early - moved onto the pace 3 out before finding little - stayed on to finish fifth
Harry Kimber
Keiran Burke
Handy early - dropped away before 4 out - unable to threaten late - well held in 6th
Ciaran Gethings
David Dennis
Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front for a spell 2nd before being overtaken 4th - stayed in touch for a time - eventually well held late
Rex Dingle
Jane Williams
Held up towards the back - over-eager with the bit - blunder 12th - off the pace from 4 out and dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Settled in the pack pulling hard - dropped away before four out - faded from there to finish ninth
Conor Ring
David Rees
Settled towards the back early - slipped to last around 6th - found renewed energy from three out to close into fourth by two out - came down at the last after a weary leap
Bryony Frost
Jimmy Frost
Settled in the pack - near-fell at the first and only survived by a fine margin - drifted left for the remainder and dropped to the back - pulled up before 2 out having been well detached
Sean Bowen
Joe Tickle
Set the early pace before a heavy blunder dropped back to 2nd - stayed in touch with the front group - shared the lead once more approaching the 10th - fumbled the fence at the 16th and slipped back through the field - began fading soon after - dropped right away and was eased out of contention before 2 out
No. 10
7yo, 10-8, OR 80
J: Kielan Woods · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Raced in the leading group early - lost touch and toiling from the 13th - fading badly before being pulled up ahead of the 15th
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Held up towards the back - blundered 8th and again 4 out - dropping away when unseated 2 out
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.