13:35
BetMGM Handicap Chase
Class 3, 3m5f190y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-135, 7 runners
Winning time 7m 50.26s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Richie McLernon
Ben Haslam
Set the pace from the off - fenced cleanly throughout - opened a big advantage 3 out and still holding sway 2 out - eased along up the straight to win without difficulty
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Held up towards the back - untidy 5th and given encouragement soon after - up to 4th after the 12th - urged forward from 5 out - kept battling on - driven before 2 out - moved into 2nd approaching the last - unable to challenge the winner
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Held a forward spot early - blundered at the 15th and again 5 out - driven up before 4 out - dropped away by leader after 3 out - stayed on at one gear to finish third
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up early - improved into 3rd by the 11th - driven approaching 4 out but unable to threaten - blundered 3 out then faded steadily to finish 4th
Jack Power (7)
Lucinda Russell
Settled with the pack early - dropped away before the 15th and driven on - out of contention 3 out - well held at the finish
Jonathan England
Sam England
Up with the early pace - untidy at the 1st - blundered at the 10th and made a serious error at the 11th - consigned to the back of the field from that point - scrappy leap at the 15th - came down 2 out
Conor Rabbitt (5)
Andrew Crook
Settled around midfield early - struggling to find rhythm and slipping backward by the 8th - dropped away from the pack by the 12th - eased to a halt before the 16th
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.