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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f19y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 19.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Settled towards the back of the pack early - baulked at the 2nd - given encouragement from the 9th - made ground three out - hit the front before the last and kept on to score
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Tracked front group early - urged along four out - moved into second last - battled with winner up the run-in - edged out by a half length
Conor O'Farrell
Leonard Kerr
Settled early despite two ponderous jumps early on - error at 4th - improved into midfield 3 out - moved into third on the run to the line - kept on to finish third
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Settled at back of field early - squeezed for space and improved into 8th before hampered two out - moved into 4th late and kept on to finish 4th
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant
Went straight to front early - lost the lead 3rd - tracked closely thereafter - still in with hopes 3 out but couldn't find more late finishing 5th
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Handy early - hit front 3rd - clumsy 8th - lost advantage before last and dropped away up the straight
Emma Smith-Chaston (3)
Micky Hammond
Held up at the back of the field - toiled some way before four out - eventually finished seventh a long way behind
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Held up towards the back - into second but going nowhere - dropped away before 4 out - finished a distant 8th
Sean Houlihan
D J Jeffreys
Held the front spot briefly before the first - sat close to the pace with a real threat approaching 3 out - came down 2 out
Non-runners: Benefit Ben (vet's certificate), Nights In Venice (unsuitable ground), Pitempton Power (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.