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Book Hospitality Into Our Altior's Resturant Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f34y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 2.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
David Bass
Hughie Morrison
Went straight to front - mistake at 3rd then lost poise and lost position 2 out - rallied to regain command on the run-in - kept finding to the line
Kevin Brogan
Billy Aprahamian
Settled second early - pressed leader before four out - went in front two out - clumsy at final fence then drifted right on run-in - overtaken and held no more to give - finished second beaten 4¼ lengths
Tom Bellamy
David Dennis
Tracked leader early - pushed along before three out - unable to close from two out and finished third
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Held up on rail through the pack - pushed along approaching 3 out - unable to close 2 out - held for 4th
Nick Scholfield
Sue Smith
Settled midpack early - pushed along after the 4th from home - dropped away tamely before the 3rd from home - finished 5th
Jamie Hamilton
Michael & David Easterby
Up with the front group on the outer - dropped away before 3 out - already a long way adrift and lurched right 2 out
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Held up towards the back - errors at the 1st and 8th - untidy jumping continued - out of contention from 4 out - blundered 3 out and connections called it a day before the penultimate fence
Adam Wedge
L J Morgan
Held up early - error at 4th then drifting right and outpaced by 6th - eased out of contention before the 8th
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.