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Sri Lanka, The Wonder Of Asia Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f110y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 33.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences 4 omitted
Result
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Settled in the pack early - made ground into 9th - moved up to dispute matters by the 12th - hit the front before two out and quickly went away - kept finding under pressure to the line
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Sat behind front group early - dropped back around 3rd - urged forward by 7th - stayed on from 3 out to take 2nd late - unable to challenge winner
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Went forward early to set the pace until the 5th - dropped away and erred at the 10th - toiled from the 11th - rallied to move into third at the last - unable to threaten leaders and edged out of that spot close home
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up early - drifted left into another runner 2nd - made progress after 10th - blundered 11th - lost touch after 12th but kept going to finish 4th
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Handy early - moved to front after 5th - overtaken before 2 out with no answer to winner - dropped a place near last and held on for 5th
James Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Settled in the pack early - dropped back with an error at the 10th and another at the following fence - soon well behind - pulled up after the 12th
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early - dropped away before the 11th and struggling at the back after a mistake - eased out of contention soon after
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Dropped away to last - severely hampered at the 2nd and blundered at the 3rd - lost ground again at the 4th - crashing error at the 11th left it well adrift - pulled up
Non-runners: Racing Snake (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.