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Visit Herefordshire Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f194y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 15.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Set the pace from the off - eased down over the closing stretch - challenged approaching final 3 furlongs - eased under top handling to hold on
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Sat behind pace early - moved into second by the 4th - drifted right approaching the 13th - pressed the front pair three out - stayed on well but denied late
Shane Quinlan (3)
Katy Price
Held a forward position early - jumping errors at the first and third - stumbled again three from home in third and lost ground - fought back on the run-in but couldn't quite close - held for third at the finish
Richard Patrick
Kerry Lee
Settled midfield early - squeezed for space at the opening fence - made ground into 5th and drifted right at the following obstacle - knocked off stride 13th - up to 4th but held no more in reserve before 2 out finishing well held
Aaron Anderson (3)
Tracey Leeson
Held up in the pack early - dropping away from the pace three out - finished a distant fifth
Harry Reed
L J Morgan
Drifted right over fences early - settled off the pace before making ground and moving left past the 13th - lost place before 2 out to finish sixth
Ben Poste
Nikki Evans
Settled towards the back and wide - clumsy at the 1st and 4th - improved position by the 10th - lost ground after the 13th and faded
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.