15:20
Richard Strachan Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase
Class 4, 3m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, M, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 8.95s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back early - improving before the 12th - moved into second by the 14th - hit the front 3 out - stumbled a touch approaching the last - battled to the line under pressure and prevailed narrowly
James Best
Martin Keighley
Held up eagerly and set the pace well ahead of rivals until before the 12th - reached and stumbled 4 out - overtaken soon after - drifted off a true line before 3 out - fought back hard late but denied by a whisker
Tom Bellamy
Emma Lavelle
Tracked the front pair to the 14th - held position through the closing stages - kept on in 3rd without finding enough to get closer
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Settled towards the rear early - improved into contention by the 14th before clipping the following fence - lost ground approaching two out
Freddie Gingell (3)
Joe Tizzard
Tracked front pack early - dropped back 12th before finding a second wind 14th - faded again 3 out to finish fifth
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in rear - made no impression - well held at finish
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Stumbled early on - held up at rear throughout - never a factor - well held in 7th
Liam Harrison
Robbie Llewellyn
Sat wide behind the pace - stumbled 8th - lost touch rapidly 14th - well adrift and dropping away 5 out - eased and pulled up
Non-runners: Flintara (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.