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Happy Birthday Lucia Stevens Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f216y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 16.85s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention by the 5th - promoted to 3rd and hindered when a rival came down 4 out - up into 2nd and hindered again by another casualty 2 out - driven into command approaching the final two furlongs and went on to assert readily
Conor Ring
David Rees
Settled at the back early - moved into distant 4th after being hampered when one fell 4 out then up to distant 3rd 2 out - kept battling to snatch a lacklustre 2nd close home
Micheal Nolan
Carroll Gray
Tracked front pack from the outside - moved into second after the 6th - under pressure and losing ground after three out - briefly clear but caught up in another runner's fall two out - overtaken between the last two flights then hampered by a loose horse and eased back to third at the final obstacle
David Noonan
Ryan Chapman
Held up at rear from the start - poor leap 4th - well behind in 4th two out - finished well adrift
Lucy Gardner
Sue Gardner
Sat close to pace early - dropped to third after 6th - travelling well in touch - came down 4 out
Caoilin Quinn
David Bridgwater
Up with the front group early - stumbled at the 3rd and then jumped poorly to drop away at the 5th - towards the rear and in trouble by the 9th - fell at the following fence
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Set the pace from the start - opened up a big advantage before 3 out - came down at the following 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.