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Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 23.89s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey
Handy near front - hit 7th and got squeezed for room - urged forward 3 out - hit front 2 out - kept going strongly to open daylight - slowed up close home having won with ease
Harry Bannister
Richard J Bandey
Prominent on the outside - urged forward before 3 out - challenged the front-runner nearing the last - unable to sustain the effort and settled for second
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Set the pace early - urged along after 3 out - lost the advantage 2 out - driven before the last and stayed on for a distant third
Jonathan Burke
Ben Case
Held up in the pack - badly bumped when a rival came down at the first - moved into 5th on the home bend - driven before 3 out and kept on without threatening - well held in 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Sat close to the front group early - dropped back approaching 3 out - faded late to finish fifth
Harry Reed
Daisy Hitchins
Held a midfield spot early - urged forward approaching 3f out - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up towards the back - improved into 11th - lost touch and drifted right two out - well held at the finish
Micheal Nolan
Suzy Smith
Settled in the pack early - lost touch swiftly approaching 4 out - well held at the finish
Adam Wedge
Tom Lacey
Held up towards the back - hampered early by a fallen rival - brief improvement 12th - driven but found nothing 4 out and beaten far into 9th
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Handy early - came down at the opening obstacle
Harry Kimber
Bill Turner
Settled in the pack early - dropped away approaching the 11th - eased and pulled up before 4 out
Brendan Powell
Neil Mulholland
Towards the back from the off - serious error at the 1st and rider dropped the stirrups - managed to regroup - off the bridle after the 12th - detached from the field - dismounted before 4 out
Conor Ring
Grace Harris
Tracked the front pack early - stumbled at the first and slipped back before the 12th - pulled up before four out
David Bass
Henry Daly
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away rapidly after the 12th and trailed the field - eased out of contention before 4 out
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.