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racingtv.com Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m1f54y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 49.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Jack Power (7)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled towards the back of the pack - made progress by the 9th - dropped away again before the 12th - regained ground by the 14th - shifted left three out then right approaching the last - hit the front on the run-in - kept going strongly to the finish
Jonathan England
Sam England
Broke to the right early - up with the pace and hit the front after the 3rd - scrappy over the 9th - lost the advantage after the 16th - lost touch approaching the last - fought back on the run-in to snatch second
Brian Hughes
Christian Williams
Settled handy on the outer early on - up with the pace in 9th - hit the front approaching 2 out - pushed along and overtaken near the line to just miss out on the runner-up spot
Jamie Hamilton
Henry Hogarth
Settled towards the back - squeezed for space 6th - kept on from two out - moved into 4th close home without threatening the front
Emma Smith-Chaston (3)
Micky Hammond
Sat behind pace early - moved into second 13th - hit front after 16th - lost lead before 2 out and hampered stride at last with no response - finished 5th beaten well
David Noonan
Tom Gretton
Settled around midfield early - made ground into 9th before an error at the 14th cost ground - rallied again into 16th - toiling after another slip 3 out and well held at the finish
Ben Poste
Harriet Dickin
Up with pace early - hit front at the 2nd before giving it up soon after - squeezed for room at the 9th - dropped back before the 14th - hit a flat spot two out - fell away three out - well beaten at the finish
Danny McMenamin
Peter Atkinson
Settled at the back - hampered at 3rd - fell at the 7th
Lee Edwards
Henry Oliver
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage at the second - still holding a handy position when stumbling error at the sixth resulted in the rider parting company
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.