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Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m2f40y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 53.30s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Ben Godfrey
Helen Rees
Handy early - blunder 4th before hitting front - lost advantage 6th - back in command 7th - error 8th - yielded lead 9th - regained control 4 out - battled up strongly to score
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Chris Down
Held up towards the back of the pack - blundered 7th - improved into contention 4 out - closed on leader 2 out - drifted off a true line late but kept responding to finish second
Sean Houlihan
Tim Dennis
Handy early up with the pace - moved into second after 3 out until headed 2 out - kept on well to finish third
David Noonan
David Pipe
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after 4 out - blundered 2 out - shifted right approaching the last - closed strongly to finish fourth beaten a length and a half
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Held a midfield berth early - dropped back after a blunder at the 7th - rallied approaching 4 out but erred again 3 out - unable to threaten those in front finishing well held
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Went straight to front early - soon overtaken and settled handy - clipped one 4 out - still holding a shot when stumbling 3 out - couldn't find more in the closing stages and finished sixth
Gearoid Harney (7)
Kevin Pickard
Held up at the back - crept forward wide after 4 out without threatening leaders - blundered 2 out and faded
Kielan Woods
Julian Smith
Held up at the back - losing touch after 4 out - never a factor and well held late - finished 8th
Harry Reed
Daisy Hitchins
Settled towards the back - jumped a little untidily - found nothing from 4 out - well beaten in 9th
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey
Tracked front group early - stumbled 5th and again 3 out - lost touch before the last - well held in 10th
Bryan Carver
Chris Down
Held up early - moved into contention by the 4th and hit the front at the 9th before erring 4 out - pressed after that and faded from there finishing 11th
Lewis Stones (3)
Richenda Ford
Set pace early to 5th - hit front briefly at the 6th before yielding it next fence - lost ground by the 10th and faded out of contention - eased out of the contest with three fences left to jump
Elizabeth Gale (7)
Claire Hitch
Sat close to the front pack early - dropped away approaching the 8th and toiled far adrift by the 4th last - eased out of contention shortly after
Non-runners: Paddy In The Caddy (self certificate, lame)
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.