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Wye Valley Metals Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m8y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 8.51s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Handy in behind early - hit front approaching two out - driven out on the home bend - kept driving up the straight - found more to assert late - held on for the win
Jay Tidball (5)
Sarah Humphrey
Just in front early - drifting left with every leap - scrappy over third - overtaken approaching two out - driven round the bend and battled on - flattened out with nothing more late
Richie McLernon
Anthony Honeyball
Sat behind front group - driven approaching final two furlongs - kept on same rate to finish third
Callum Pritchard (7)
Sheila Lewis
Sat close to the front group - driven approaching 3 out then dropped back 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish fourth
Jack Hogan (3)
Tom George
Up with the front group - serious blunder at the 2nd - pushed along approaching 2 out and dropped away to finish 5th
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled midpack early - stumbled at the fourth then needed urging after the seventh and dropped away - well adrift approaching three out - well beaten from there to finish sixth
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Held up at the back - hit the 6th and asked for effort 2 out - not involved with the front and came down at the last
Lorcan Murtagh
Helen Nelmes
Held up at the back - urged along early and struggling for fluency - untidy over obstacles - pulled up before the second last
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.