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Noahs Ark Childrens Hospital Charity Handicap Chase
Class 3, 2m3f98y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 49.55s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Sam Thomas
Fluent early - set the pace throughout - opened daylight by the 6th and eased up after 11th - edged back in front approaching 4 out - met the last cleanly and ran out an easy winner
Ned Fox (5)
Venetia Williams
Settled in 3rd early - moved into 2nd after the 11th - asked for more but made no dent on the leader 2 out - kept finding under pressure to the line and stayed on for 2nd
Jack Quinlan
Ben Case
Settled just off the pace in the pack - found running room and moved up to third before 3 out - stayed on into second but never troubled the winner
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Sat close to the front pair until past the 11th - held third on the rails then clipped a fence 5 out - dropped back to 4th before 3 out and stayed there
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Held up in rear group early - clipped fence 10th - made no impression - eventually well held in 5th
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Sat wide behind the pace - driven and lost touch approaching 3 out - dropped away and finished well beaten
Lorcan Williams
John & Rhys Flint
Struggling from the outset - well adrift with 4 to jump - pulled up shortly after
Harry Cobden
Rebecca Curtis
Struggled from the outset - lost touch with the field - dropped well adrift - pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Billytherealbigred (withdrawn unsuitable ground), Heros De Romay (self certificate), Tommys Charm (unsuitable ground)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.