14:35
Winter Ladies Raceday Saturday 25th January Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 22.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences 2 omitted
Result
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Set the pace early before yielding it briefly at the 5th - regained front after the following fence - lost command 3 out - kept pressing alongside the front-runner and knuckled down - rallied to strike in front near the finish
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Sat in behind the front group early - made progress into 8th - moved to the front three out under pressure - kept on but caught in the final strides to be second
Nick Scholfield
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled midpack near the rail - improved place before the 7th then scratchy over the 9th - lost touch three out finishing well held
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Handy early - hit front 5th before being overtaken after the following fence - down in 4th and passed 2 out - dropped away soon after and finished 4th
No. 1
6yo, 12-0, OR 105
J: Charlie Hammond · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Charlie Hammond
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Settled towards the back - blundered 6th - improved into contention by 8th - into 3rd but faded 2 out then stumbled at the last and beaten into 5th
Richard Patrick
Kerry Lee
Held up towards the back - blundered 4th and again after the following fence dropping to last - toiling by the 9th - well adrift 3 out and finished well beaten
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Settled midpack early - dropped away by the 7th - well adrift soon after - eased out of contention before the 9th and pulled up
Sean Bowen
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Held up at back of field - lost touch approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Faitque de L'Isle (unsuitable ground), Tommy Cullen (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.