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Class 4, 3m1f54y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 43.20s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Sat close to the pace early - moved up into third by the 4th - travelling just behind the front-runner into the 12th - hit the front alone 4 out - pulled well ahead before the last and finished going away
Philip Byrnes (3)
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back - moved into contention before being left 3rd 4 out - blundered 3 out - soon under pressure - left behind 2 out - kept on into 2nd on the run-in with winner well clear
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Went wide early - sat behind the front two - moved into second 4 out - no answer to winner and dropped back to third on the run-in
Jamie Brace (5)
James Owen
Settled at the back of the field - improved into 4th when a rival departed 4 out - then pressed on and faded quickly - finished 4th
Sam Coltherd
Stuart Coltherd
Close enough early in 5th - dropped back to 11th and towards rear - driven and beginning to struggle then hampered on the descent after 4 out - never a factor from there and well held
Sean Bowen
John C McConnell
Sat close to pace early - held position into the 12th - dropped to 5th under a squeeze - brought down 4 out
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Set the pace from the off - clipped the first fence - opened up a big advantage by the 7th - margin narrowed by the 15th before stumbling and losing the rider 4 out
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.