14:42
Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m2f19y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 7m 20.63s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Charlotte Jones
Sam England
Held up at back early - improved into contention past halfway - upped tempo to sit second before 3 out - moved into command approaching 2 out - had to work under pressure and saw off a quick threat near the last - drew clear on the run to the line - scored
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Settled midfield early - improved into third then second - slipped back at the 13th - regained momentum before two out - pushed on to chase down the front-runner at the last but couldn't get there - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Racing handily early - drifting left over fences at stages - hit front after 1st - scrappy over 10th - lost advantage before 2 out - kept battling at same rate to finish third
Danny McMenamin
Henry Hogarth
Sat behind pace early - moved into second at the 2nd - awkward at the 14th before slipping back 4 out - driven along and faded from 2 out to finish fourth
Ross Chapman
Jane Walton
Sent to front early - dropped in behind after 1st with erratic rhythm - settled around midpack by 5th - lost fluency 6th and required urging - losing touch by 13th - well behind from 3 out
Alan Doyle (5)
Andrew Hamilton
Settled around midpack early - urged forward after the 15th - trailing badly by 3 out - finished sixth
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Stuart Coltherd
Held up at the back - driven approaching 13th and dropping away before 4 out - eased and pulled up
Non-runners: Rock Of Star (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.