16:43
Budges Farm Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f48y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 44.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled at the rear early - made smooth progress from the 4-furlong pole - up into third with 3 to go - hit the front close home and edged clear on the far part of the track - stayed on to assert in the closing stages
Freddie Gingell (3)
Joe Tizzard
Handy early - moved to front three out and stayed strong when challenged at the last - unable to find more close home and edged out close to the line
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Settled second early - shared the lead 5th - went ahead 6th - drew level 4 out - overtaken 3 out - lost touch with the top two from 2 out but stayed on to finish third
Paul O'Brien
Helen Nelmes
Handy early with a brief squeeze for space at the 4th - still up with the pace 3 out - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching the last - dropped away over the closing stages to finish 4th
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Held up towards the back - improved onto the pace approaching 3 out - lost fluency 4 out then found little when pressed after 3 out - faded through the closing stages to finish fifth
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Raced in the front rank early - hit the 7th awkwardly then pressed for effort after 3 out - faded into the finish and lost touch before the last - well held in 6th
Gavin Sheehan
Danni O'Neill
Went straight to the front - overtaken after 5th then rallied to the front once more before yielding 6th - gradually dropped away from 4 out - unable to threaten leading pair from 3 out - eased down and pulled up
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled towards the back - lost touch with the pace early - dropped away with no response and eased out of contention before 4 out
Charlie Hammond
Joe Ponting
Settled in the pack early - fell back after a poor leap at the 6th and lost touch before four out - well beaten and eased before 2 out
Tom Bellamy
Keiran Burke
Held up at back of the pack - hit the 6th none too smoothly - error at 7th saw rider come unshipped soon after
Non-runners: Kadex (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.