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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f138y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 14.32s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Danny McMenamin
Peter Atkinson
Held up at back - moved into 4th by 13th - hit front 4 out going easily - asked for effort after 3 out and met resistance - edged clear after 2 out - kept driving up the run-in to prevail
Craig Nichol
Paul Robson
Settled in the pack early - moved up to 3rd when others left at the 4th - driven for effort after 4 out - stumbled 3 out - closed on the front-runner then blundered 2 out - urged into action and stayed on at one gear to the line finishing 2nd
Ellis Collier (7)
Christian Williams
Settled close up early - hit the front 4th before losing it 4 out - pressed for effort approaching 2 out and stayed on - finished with renewed vigour up the run-in to take third
Conor O'Farrell
Sandy Forster
Held up towards back - progress after the 14th - sharing third 4 out - driven 2 out and plugged on - lacked the gears to get to the front group
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Maurice Barnes
Settled midfield - moved into 4th at the 5th before being asked for effort 4 out - lost ground steadily from 3 out to finish well held
Alan Doyle (5)
Lucinda Russell
Sat close to pace early - slipped towards the back after the 6th and asked for effort past the 14th - never found any headway thereafter finishing sixth
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Held a midfield position early - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped away soon after and well held at the finish
Charlie Maggs (7)
Victor Thompson
Towards the back of the field - untidy at the 3rd and niggled at the 14th - beaten a long way back in 8th
Brian Hughes
Rebecca Menzies
Held a forward position early - moved into 2nd by the 4th - under pressure and fading softly before coming down 4 out
Miss Lucy Brown (7)
Gary Rutherford
Went straight to front - parted company with jockey at the 4th
Non-runners: Lisloran (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.