14:50
Rebecca Faulkners 40th Birthday Bash Handicap Chase
Class 4, 2m7f131y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 59.60s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Held up towards the back early - improved steadily wide of rivals into 12th - up into 3rd approaching 5 out - pushed into 2nd between the last two - driven ahead on the run-in and stayed on strongly to score
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled behind pace early - went to front before 3rd and opened daylight by 8th - advantage narrowed 5 out - pushed along between the last two - overtaken and unable to respond to line
Ned Fox (5)
Venetia Williams
Sat handy behind pace - moved into second at the 9th - driven out before 2 out then edged back to third - kept going for a well-held 3rd
Harry Reed
Michael Hawker
Held up towards back - began to close from 3 out - moved into 4th late
Jack Quinlan
Ben Case
Tracked front pair down the inner - driven into 3rd before 5 out then dropped away before 3 out - eased back to 5th near the line
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Held up 5th - hampered momentum when landing 4 out and well off the pace from there - kept on well adrift to finish 6th
Micheal Nolan
Katy Price
Settled midfield - improved into 7th then up with front group by the 10th - briefly third before easing back before 5 out - lost touch approaching the following fence and held on for 7th
Joe Anderson (3)
Emma Lavelle
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack before stumbling badly at the 13th - unable to make further progress from five out - well held at the finish
Lucy Gardner
Sue Gardner
Settled at the back of the field early - made no headway through the race - well beaten at the finish
Jack Tudor
David Brace
Set the pace early before giving up top spot at the 3rd - tracked the front-runner through to the 9th and stayed on the heels of the pace after - form dropped away sharply before the 12th - dropped right out and eased before 5 out
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Settled in the pack tracking inside rail - improved into contention by the 7th before fading - dropped away and pulled up before the 13th
Harry Cobden
Robert Walford
Held a position early - lost ground after a tardy leap at the 9th and well adrift by the 10th - pulled up before the 13th
Callum Pritchard (7)
Rebecca Curtis
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field - eased and pulled up before 5 out
Non-runners: Guerlain De Vaux (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.