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Brown Advisory Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f35y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 2.13s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Jack Tudor
Jim & Suzi Best
Front from the off and fencing fluently - pressed into stride before 2 out and gradually drew clear - driven before the last and stayed on powerfully to win
David Bass
Hughie Morrison
Settled handy in the pack - driven forward and made ground into the turn - shared 3rd spot with three left and asked for effort - stayed on into the straight but couldn't get to winner
Philip Armson (3)
Chris Down
Handy in the pack - pushed along before two out and stayed on without threatening the leader - held no more in reserve approaching the last - finished third
James Bowen
Neil Mulholland
Towards the rear of the main bunch early - jumped poorly at the 6th and 9th - moved into 3rd on the home bend - met the second-last awkwardly under pressure and soon beaten into 4th
Paul O'Brien
Helen Nelmes
Settled in the pack - closed on the leading group before 3 out then pressed for a run approaching 2 out - couldn't find any more and finished well held in 5th
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Held up towards the back - untidy over obstacles and needed encouragement at the 9th - unable to land a blow thereafter
Sam Twiston-Davies
Charlie Longsdon
Sat close behind the front group early - lost momentum after an untidy leap 4 out - dropped away soon after - well held by the finish
Tom Buckley (3)
Philip McBride
Slow to leave - never competitive - finished a distant 8th
Jack Hogan (3)
Tom George
Held up towards back of pack - dropped away with pushing along approaching 9th - well adrift before 4 out and pulled up
Bryan Carver
Kevin Pickard
Held up towards the back - under pressure and finding little from the 13th - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Tracked the pace group early - blundered at the 11th - dropped away and was pulled up before three out
James Best
Martin Keighley
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort and lost ground before 3 out - eased down and withdrawn from contention
Non-runners: Outback Frontiers (self certificate), Paddy In The Caddy (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.