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Jumps Season Free Trial On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m1f14y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 23.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 fences 4 omitted
Result
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Travelled close to front - dropped back before 4 out - urged into 3rd after 3 out - kept battling from 2 out and edged in front late to win
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
Went to front early - urged forward skipping the second-last obstacle - driven out approaching the final one - stayed on well under pressure - overtaken near the finish and unable to find more in the final surge
Callum Bewley
Martin Todhunter
Settled midfield - shown the whip and errs at second last - stays on strongly to finish closest of all
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Settled midpack early - improved into 6th and up to 3rd before the following fence - close to the front around 4 out - driven approaching 2 out where a jump was missed - dropped away on the run to the line finishing fourth
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Held up towards back of pack - found some late progress despite skipping last fence - driven out on run-in but held for fifth
Craig Nichol
Paul Robson
Tracked the front group - urged along before the second-last - kept going without gaining finished sixth
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Held up in the pack - driven approaching second last - failed to gain ground - finished well held in 7th
Conor O'Farrell
Sandy Forster
Held up towards the back - jumping errors including one two out - unable to quicken and finished well beaten in 8th
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Held up towards the back - pushed along and losing touch before 2 out - well held at the finish
Edward Austin (5)
Hannah McMahon
Held up towards the back - blundered 5th - never in touch thereafter - finished a distant last
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant
Tracked front group early - pushed along and lost touch approaching 4 out - well held at the finish
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.