15:05
Molly Ollys Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m54y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 1.35s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack midfield - improved to 4th three out - hampered briefly by a loose horse before two out - stayed on strongly and hit the front close home - drew clear to score
Shane Quinlan (3)
Katy Price
Sat close to the front pair - blundered 7th - driven out entering the straight and stayed on without the speed to get to the winner
Robert Dunne
Charles & Adam Pogson
Set pace early - kicked clear on home turn - driven approaching last then overtaken close to line - weakened to finish third
James Bowen
Suzy Smith
Settled at the back early - improved into contention off the home turn - fighting for third two out - closed on the front-runner approaching the last - outpaced and dropped away on the run-in
Jack Quinlan
Matt Crawley
Settled midfield - hit the 7th and lost fluency - driven approaching 3 out but unable to find more finishing 5th
James Best
Jackie Du Plessis
Sat close up in mid-pack early - moved into second three out under pressure - lost ground before two out - eventually finished well held
Harry Cobden
Lucy Wadham
Settled midpack early - driven to keep pace - dropped away 3 out - well held at finish
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled behind the front group early - slipped back through the field by the 4th - toward the back of the pack before coming down at the 7th
David Noonan
Tom Gretton
Held up towards the back - clipped fences 3rd and 4th before blundering at the 8th and losing the pace - pulled up before 3 out
Sean Houlihan
Linda Blackford
Handy early - lost footing and dislodged rider at the opening fence
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.