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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f85y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 17.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Richie McLernon
Charlie Longsdon
Not jumping cleanly early - settled in the pack - awkward at the 4th and 8th - pushed along before three out - up into 3rd two out - much work left approaching the last stages but kept finding under pressure - hit the front close home to score
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Settled at the back - made progress to sit with the front group from 10th - driven wide before 4 out - left 2nd and jumped poorly at 3 out and the following fence - kept on up the run-in but no match for the winner
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Sat close to pace early - hit front 5 out - pushed along on run-in but lost advantage inside final 100 yards - couldn't find more late and held for 3rd
Sean Bowen
Donald Whillans
Held up towards rear - improved and drifted left approaching 2 out - eventually 4th up the run-in
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Settled towards back early - crept into contention on inner before 5 out - moved up to third 3 out - urged along and slipped to third then dropped away - faded through closing stages to finish 5th
William Maggs (5)
Lizzie Quinlan
Held up towards the back - laboured over 9th - always struggling to challenge - well held at the finish
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly 3rd then improved into contention 6th - asked for effort wide out before 4 out - lost place before the following fence and beaten well home
Henry Brooke
Henry Oliver
Sat close to the front pack early - blundered at the 9th and dropped away - no impact thereafter and beaten a long way home
Jack Power (7)
Lucinda Russell
Held the front spot early on to past the 7th - dropped away in a hurry before 4 out and faded to finish well held
Theo Gillard
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Sat close to the front pack - went ahead after the 7th and clipped the following fence - lost the advantage 5 out - stayed in touch before a heavy error saw rider come unseated 3 out
Non-runners: Chosen Hero (self certificate)
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.