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William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase
Class 4, 2m4f216y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 4.86s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Tracked pace in touch but scratchy over one jump - nearly level with leader 3 out - hit front 2 out - opened daylight at the last - stayed on strongly - untroubled to the line
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Held midfield route on inner - asked for effort and lost touch into home turn - improved to second by last - kept on well but narrowly denied
Bryan Carver
Chris Down
Went clear early - driven and stumbled 3 out - came under strong pressure and lost front spot 2 out - fought back late from the rear finishing 3rd beaten 4½ lengths
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up early - improved into contention 3 out but pressed for effort and lost ground approaching 2 out - stayed on at one speed to the line for 4th
Harry Reed
Daisy Hitchins
Settled towards the rear - hit second obstacle - lost touch nearing two out and had nothing more to offer late
David Noonan
D Summersby
Settled midfield early - clipped a hurdle and slipped to the back - lost touch from 4 out and stayed remote through to the finish
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Held up in midfield on the wide side - driven to chase leaders but couldn't land a blow 4 out - dropped away to finish seventh
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.