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William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f85y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 13.95s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled behind the front-runner - slight mistake at the 5th - moved into command approaching 3 out - opened up after 2 out - stretched advantage on the run to the line and won comfortably
Ryan Mania
Ian Duncan
Held up in the pack - roused before 4 out and moved into second before 3 out - stayed on past 2 out - outpaced by winner in the end
Jonathan England
Sam England
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort before 4 out - promoted to fourth 2 out - improved into third approaching the last but not a threat
Callum Pritchard (7)
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the off - opened up a decent margin after the 2nd - gap narrowed by the 6th - given encouragement approaching the 13th - lost the front before 3 out and had nothing left to give from 2 out
Nick Scholfield
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Held up in rear - impeded 5th and needed rousing - struck 11th - blundered 12th and immediately dropped away - detached before 3 out - finished a distant 5th
Charlie Maggs (7)
Chris Grant
Held up at the back - under pressure and toiling by the 8th - dropped away from the pack after the 12th - always short of pace and well held at the finish
Jack Quinlan
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled handy on the outer - needed to find more when asked for effort before 3 out - hit the second-last awkwardly and came down
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.