16:45
Dickie's Diamond Day Do Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 6m 9.71s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Settled midpack early - closing on the pace in third - clear after the second-last and asked for effort - stayed on strongly to score
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Held a forward spot wide - jumped awkwardly 8th - urged forward before 3 out - challenging up front approaching 2 out then veered left causing interference that unshipped a rival's rider - stayed in touch under pressure - held on without finding more up the run-in
Tom Bellamy
David Dennis
Held up towards the back - mistake at 8th - gradual improvement from 4 out - up into 5th 2 out - asked for effort soon after - kept going up the run-in - lacked the speed to get closer
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards back of field - made progress into contention 4 out - in a group battling for 4th 3 out - left in second spot 2 out - asked for effort but scratchy over final fence then kept up same rhythm to finish 4th
Caoilin Quinn (3)
D J Jeffreys
Settled midpack early - driven approaching 2 out to move into 4th - kept going without finding extra late - finished 5th beaten 6.5 lengths
Osian Radford (7)
Evan Williams
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by the 4th - stayed on from 3 out without threatening the leaders
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in the pack early - moved up to challenge with a strong position before the 7th - pressed for effort then weakened 2 out - well held at the finish
Adam Wedge
Christian Williams
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th after the 8th - pushed along before 3 out then blundered 2 out and faded
David Noonan
Tom Gretton
Positioned close up early - dropped into the pack before fading after 4 out with no comeback
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Sat close to pace early - settled midfield around 6th - urged forward with no headway 4 out - unable to improve finishing well beaten
Gavin Sheehan
Jo Davis
Held up towards the back - blundered 7th and dropped away before 10th - eased out of contention approaching 3 out
Ben Jones
Ryan Potter
Set the pace - severely disrupted approaching 2 out when a rival veered left into this one - rider dislodged
Non-runners: School For Scandal (self certificate)
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.