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Lakeland Dairies & Bidfood Classic Collaboration Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m77y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 8.64s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 1 omitted
Result
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant
Tracked the pace early - pushed along and lost a bit of ground two out before angling out - punched to the front approaching the last - sprang away in the closing stretch to score
Sean Quinlan
Michael & David Easterby
Settled towards rear on the wide side - eased into contention to briefly hit the front 2 out then asked for effort and passed near the final fence - kept going to the line finishing second
Oscar Palmer (7)
Seamus Mullins
Tracked pace-setter on the rail - pushed to nearly level 2 out then lost ground quickly - finished with renewed effort from the last to take third
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Set the pace early - drifted right over the 7th - lost top spot after a mistake 2 out - driven and passed soon after - scrambled over the last then battled on to the finish
Sam Coltherd
William Young Jnr
Held up at the back - pulling hard early - lost touch from 3 out and finished strung out well behind
Lorcan Murtagh
Barry Murtagh
Settled off the pace - scrambled over the fence four out - eased and withdrawn from contention before three out
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Maurice Barnes
Settled towards back of field early - departed after blunder at the opening fence
Non-runners: Neigh Botha (self certificate)
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.