13:45
Two Plus Two Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f138y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 19.01s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Conor O'Farrell
Sandy Forster
Settled in the pack - moving fluently 4 out - pushed along and closed before 3 out - upsides the front 2 out - stuck on into the straight - wore down the opposition near the line to score
Theo Gillard
James Ewart
Front early - fluffed 9th then needed urging under pressure for the front spot with 4 to go - stayed just in command 3 out - edged clear again approaching last and shaded ahead on touchdown - caught right on the line and beaten a short head into 2nd
Alan Doyle (5)
Lucinda Russell
Handy early - clipped 12th fence - pressed for effort before 3 out sitting close to pace - well placed with a shot 2 out - stayed on into last then held for pace to finish third
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Settled in the pack - pushed along before 4 out - still involved 3 out - weakened before the last and blundered there
Edward Austin (5)
Paul Robson
Pulled hard at the back of the field - untidy at the 10th and again at the 12th - no response to pressure and drifted right 3 out - plugged on at one speed into the last to finish 5th
Charlie Maggs (7)
Victor Thompson
Mid-division early - pressed into a blunder 3 out and the effort collapsed - well beaten in 6th
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.