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Desert Orchid Restaurant Dining For 99 Handicap Chase
Class 3, 3m54y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-125, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 34.92s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Rex Dingle
Emma Lavelle
Tracked pace early - hit front 2nd - lost spot 4th - regained advantage before 11th - kicked on after 3 out - pushed out after 2 out - drew away up the run-in for an easy win
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled midfield early - improved position from 13th to close on pacesetter by four out - lost touch with the front two before three out - regained momentum after two out - kept responding on the run-in to snatch second close home
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back early - made progress 4 out to move into second and stayed with the pace-setter from 3 out - found little after 2 out - faded on the run to the line - dropped a place close home to finish third
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Held a forward spot early - jumped awkwardly 3rd - made ground on the front group 11th - lost touch before 4 out - eased and retired 3 out
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Went straight to front - drifted left with every leap - just pipped for command 2nd - regained advantage before 4th - overtaken before 12th - dropped away rapidly 13th and pulled up before 4 out
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled towards the back - urged forward 11th - well adrift when eased and pulled up before 4 out
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled midpack early - slipped to the back by the 6th - blundered at the 7th - well beaten and pulled up before the 13th
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled towards the back - losing touch with the pack before being eased and pulled up ahead of 4 out
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.