14:00
Alpha Aggregates Handicap Chase
Class 4, 3m1f44y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 39.93s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences 4 omitted
Result
Shane Quinlan (3)
Katy Price
Handy in the pack early - pushed along after three out and moved into second before two out - closed on the front-runner nearing the last - battled hard on the run-in to get up in the final strides
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled towards the back early - improved into midfield by the 10th - moved up into 4th before the 14th - closed on the pacesetter 3 out - hit the front 2 out looking strongest - came under pressure from a rival approaching the last - stayed on well under driving up the run-in - caught in the final strides to finish second
Harry Cobden
David Pipe
Went straight to front - pressed 3 out then lost command 2 out under pressure - stayed on same gear to last for third
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Held up towards the back - hampered when one came down at the 5th - stayed off the pace through the middle stages - kept plodding on past tired others from 2 out but always short of a real chance
Ellis Collier (7)
Christian Williams
Settled midfield - hit a fence 6th and driven on after four out - no impact from two out home
Ben Poste
James Evans
Settled handy in the pack early - moved into third by the 8th before being urged forward after three out - lost ground approaching the final furlongs to finish sixth
James Turner (7)
Christian Williams
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away by the 6th - trailed at the back from the 10th - eventually beaten a long way home in 7th
Miss Imogen Mathias (7)
John & Rhys Flint
Held up at the back - blundered 6th - came down 4 out
David Bass
Henry Daly
Tracked the pace - came down at the 5th
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Settled in the leading half of the pack early - dropped back after the 5th from home - fell away at the back and was withdrawn before the 3rd from the finish
Non-runners: Airtothethrone (unsuitable ground), East Street (doubly declared), Pawpaw (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.