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Celebrating 15 Years Of JRFB Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 58.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
James Bowen
Fionn McSharry
Tracked pace from outside - hit front at the 10th - driven and challenged strongly 2 out - still very much in contention approaching the last - kept going strongly through the final stretch - asserted near the line to win
Charlie Todd
Sam Allwood
Held up early - made progress wide 3 out and pressed on into contention 2 out - well placed to win last - stayed on the level - lost momentum near finish - second beaten a length and a half
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Settled off the pace wide - slipped back around 10th - hit a flat spot 11th - closed in on the front group by the home turn - asked for effort and beaten back 2 out then finished strongly from the last
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Tracked the front-runner along the rail - pressed for effort before 3 out - moved up to dispute 2 out - lost placing over the last then plugged on steadily to finish fourth
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Took the lead early - drifted left at the 5th and lost the advantage from the 10th - struggled to make any ground from 4 out and finished well held
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled towards the back on the rail early - lost touch from 13th - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Jack Sparrow Grey (travel problems)
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.