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Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m1f44y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 57.73s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences 3 omitted
Result
Tom Bellamy
D J Jeffreys
Front from the off - briefly matched at the 6th before asserting again - moving supremely well 3 out - drew right away and built a commanding lead approaching the last - kept on strongly on the run-in to score
Callum Pritchard (5)
Sheila Lewis
Settled at the back early - pushed along from the 7th - closed on the front group by the 12th - still needing more approaching 3 out - well behind before 2 out - rallied to take second on the run to the line but no danger to the runaway winner
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Held up in the pack - moved up to share the front 6th - surrendered that position before the 9th - pushed along to challenge the winner but jumped poorly at the 11th - dropped away when left behind before 2 out and not neat at that fence before fading to finish 3rd
Conor Ring
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Held a forward position early - drifted right at the 3rd - urged for effort by the 8th but dropped away rapidly - pulled up before the 10th
Ned Fox (3)
Venetia Williams
Settled in the pack early - clipped at the 3rd - urged along and slipped towards the back before the 11th - soon well behind and pulled up before two out
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Race in fits and starts early - settled at back of field - pressed for effort with nothing to give before 13th and eased out of contention
Non-runners: Minniemum (unsuitable ground), Shillanavogy (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.