15:10
Patricia Chacksfield 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m2f162y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 7m 25.39s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 22 fences
Result
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Up with the pace and moving fluently - hit the front 4 out - surged ahead approaching 3 out - driven out and far in front before the last - settled down the run-in - won with plenty in hand
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up in the pack - moved to 4th at the 14th - up with the leading duo 5 out - driven after 4 out - set off in pursuit of the runaway winner 3 out - soon under pressure - plugged on without troubling the winner to finish 2nd
Taylor Fisher
Joe Tickle
Set the pace early - driven up front before losing the advantage 4 out - pressed for effort ahead of 3 out - faded steadily to finish third
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Bill Turner
Chased the pace on the wide outside - not clean at the 16th and nudged forward yet dropped back from 5 out - well behind before the following fence and finished a distant 4th
Callum Pritchard (7)
David Pipe
Held up in the pack - blundered 15th - dropped away and pulled up 4 out
Freddie Gingell (3)
Joe Tizzard
Poor headway from midfield throughout - dropped to 14th and lost touch with the field - eased and withdrawn with four to jump
Ben Godfrey
Fiona Shaw
Towards the back - serious blunder at the 1st - dropped away from the field after the 13th and isolated - pulled up shortly after
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Handy early - slipped back to tenth - settled around midfield - dropped away 5 out and pulled up soon after
Tom Cannon
Anthony Charlton
Settled around midfield - needed encouragement past the 9th - dropped to the rear before being pulled up after the 17th
Oscar Palmer (7)
Seamus Mullins
Tracked the pace in third - lost fluency at the 13th and began to weaken when asked for effort - eased and pulled up before 5 out
Non-runners: Jony Max (unsuitable ground), Langley Hundred (unsuitable ground), Safe Destination (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.