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RBC Brewin Dolphin Handicap Chase
Class 4, 2m5f133y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 19.38s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 4 omitted
Result
Brian Hughes
Iain Jardine
Went straight to front - lost that spot for a spell before 7th - pushed along and in pursuit after being overtaken 2 out - scrappy jump at the last - found more under pressure through the closing stages - got up close to home
Danny McMenamin
Henry Hogarth
Handy early - hit front approaching 7th before yielding it - clean leap to strike in front two out - stayed on strongly through closing stages - caught right at the line to be second
Callum Bewley
Justin Landy
Held mid-pack early - closed on the front-runner approaching the last - pressed home on the run-in but couldn't get up finishing third
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
Settled in the pack - pushed along before the final fence - stayed on strongly to finish 4th
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Settled in the pack - driven approaching 2 out - stayed on but couldn't quicken close home
Toby Wynne (3)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held a mid-pack position - urged forward before two out but couldn't find extra gear approaching last - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Sean Bowen
Brian Ellison
Settled towards the back - pushed along before 3 out with little response - well adrift by the last
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Held up at the back of the field - under pressure well before 3 out - well beaten before the last - came home last of all
Conor O'Farrell
Dianne Sayer
Held up at the back throughout - serious blunder at the 5th nearly parting company - pushed along before 3 out and well beaten by the last
Bruce Lynn (3)
N W Alexander
Handy early - slipped back through the pack before settling 5th - pushed along before two out then lost touch approaching the last - well held through the closing stages
Non-runners: Arctic Ambition (self certificate, lame)
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.