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Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f35y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 12.80s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Harry Kimber
Bill Turner
Settled off the pace early - made progress though drifted left approaching 5th - moved into second two out - kept on strongly to hit the front near the line
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Broke to the left early - hit the front - lunged at the final obstacle - pressed hard under pressure and caught close to the line
Harry Cobden
Christian Williams
Tracked front group wide - jumped awkwardly 10th but made ground - dropped back into 3rd 2 out and held no more late
Niall Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention by the 13th before pressing the pace approaching 3 out - held 4th from 2 out with no further response
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Held up early - lost touch with rivals - never a factor - finished last of the group
James Davies
Chris Down
Settled just off the front-runner - moved up to dispute matters before the 9th - urged forward after the 11th and drifted left at the following fence - lost ground after the 13th - eased down and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Benandgone (self certificate), Benville Bridge (travel problems), Noah's Light (travel problems)
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.