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First Class Catering From Falcons Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m41y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 26.73s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Patrick Wadge (3)
Lucinda Russell
Settled behind the front group early - improved into contention after the 13th and sat close to the front-runner - urged forward on the home bend - challenged nearing the final fence - driven out on the run-in and went ahead 110 yards from the line - stayed on well to prevail
Joe Anderson
Neil Mulholland
Set off in front and quickly opened a big advantage - gap narrowed after the 13th - urged forward around the home bend - rival closed in nearing the last - overtaken close to the finish under pressure - unable to find more and held for second
Joe Williamson
Jake Thomas Coulson
Tracked the front-runner early - narrowed the gap after the 13th before a blunder 4 out - driven along and faded coming into the straight to finish third
Tom Midgley
Mark Walford
Held up towards the back - hit second and made progress into contention by the 12th - driven but faded after two out
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Lizzie Quinlan
Held up early - clumsy 4 out then rallied late to move into 5th after 2 out - unable to improve thereafter
Edward Austin
George Bewley
Settled in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - found nothing under pressure - well held in 6th
Bruce Lynn (3)
N W Alexander
Settled in the pack early - driven to keep pace but dropped away before 4 out - eased and pulled up after 2 out
Alan Doyle
Ian Duncan
Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack as the race wore on - pulled up before the last
Aaron Anderson
Rebecca Menzies
Held up early - lost touch with the field 4 out - eased and taken out of contention
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.