16:05
Donald Newis 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Class 4, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 53.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Jack Hogan (3)
Gary Hanmer
Tracked front group early - moved right after 3 out - pressed leading pair 2 out - hit front on the run-in and drifted left close home - kept finding to score
Robert Dunne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled midpack early - moved through by the 5th before a blunder two out from that - hit the front with two furlongs remaining - overtaken in the final stretch - kept trying but had to settle for runner-up
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Settled towards the rear - made ground from 4 out and closed to dispute second - hampered near the line and kept on to finish third
Marc Goldstein
Lydia Richards
Shared front spot from the start - clumsy leap early then another slip 4 out - overtaken 2 out - stayed on same pace to finish 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back - clipped one 12th before making up ground approaching two out - unable to threaten leader from the last
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Held front spot early - error at 11th then lost place after 3 out - trailing badly by 2 out to finish sixth
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Held up in the pack - leapt right at the 1st - untidy at the 9th and then a bad error at the 10th saw ground surrendered - last by the 12th - a remote 7th from 3 out
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Held up towards the back - jumping errors early - made ground into contention 4 out - pushed along before 2 out then fell at the last while in 5th
Non-runners: Ballywood (unsuitable ground), Jeffery's Cross (unsuitable ground), Reilly (unsuitable ground)
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.