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Ashley Waller Auctioneers Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 48.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences 3 omitted
Result
Stan Sheppard
Henry Daly
In front early before fading back at 5th - back in command by 9th - lost the advantage after 2 out - fought back on the run-in to hit the front and kept going strongly to the line
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back - made steady progress into 5th - clipped the second-last - hit the front approaching the last - overtaken on the run-in and unable to find more
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Driven from the off - sat behind the front group and clipped at the 1st - pressed forward 10th - went in front after 2 out - overtaken before the last - stayed on for 3rd
Conor Ring
Ryan Potter
Raced in the pack wide - scratchy jump 9th - improved position approaching 3 out - clipped 2 out but stayed on to finish 4th
Kevin Brogan
Billy Aprahamian
Settled last early - jumped awkwardly early on - improved into contention before 3 out but couldn't threaten leaders from 2 out home
Ben Poste
James Evans
Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 12th - improved position 3 out but unable to threaten in front from 2 out home
Nick Scholfield
Henry Oliver
Hampered at 1st - settled midfield then untidy 4th - dropped towards the back and awkward again 11th - held up no impression 3 out - finished 7th
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales
Settled close to the front - hit the front at the 5th - lost the advantage at the 9th - pressed for effort before 3 out and dropped away after
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Tracked front group early - blundered at the 3rd - pushed along and dropped away by the 12th - far adrift approaching 3 out - pulled up before the final two fences
No. 5
6yo, 10-12, OR 85
J: Peter Kavanagh (3) · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Handy early on - error cost ground around 5th - toiling after another slip 9th - well off the pace by 12th - pulled up before three out
Non-runners: Bumpy Evans (self certificate, off feed)
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.