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Subaru Outback Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f177y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 17.90s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences 2 omitted
Result
Osian Radford (10)
Evan Williams
Settled behind the front group - clipped a fence at the 4th - made progress into 11th - up to 3rd three out - moved into second before two out - trailed by 3 lengths approaching the last - rallied to snatch it right on the line
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
Went straight to front - opened daylight through middle stages and still 3 lengths up approaching the finish - caught right on the line
Ellis Collier (5)
Evan Williams
Sat close up early behind the front-runner despite a few untidy leaps - dropped away from second before two out - flattened out and clipped the final fence in third
Joe Anderson (3)
Jamie Snowden
Tracked front pair early - dropped away before the second and struggled under pressure at the tenth - held no chance from 3 out
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up early - closed a little but hit the second last and lost momentum - blundered the final fence and found nothing more - finished fifth well behind
David Noonan
Tim Vaughan
Settled in the pack towards the outer - improved to 11th - unable to find more before 2 out - faded late to finish 6th
James Best
Debra Hamer
Settled at the back early - error at the 7th - made ground into contention 11th - lost momentum 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish last of the field
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.