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RCA Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m41y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 42.11s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Lorcan Williams
Mickey Bowen
Handy early - dropped away past 6th - scratchy jump 13th - urged forward after 3 out - held off after 2 out - moved into second swinging for home - soon pressing the pace - driven in front close home and stayed on strongly
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Fluent early and into command - roused two out then pressed approaching home turn - overtaken near the finish - stayed on but unable to reel in winner - second beaten three and a quarter lengths
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Forster
Settled at rear early - improved into contention by 16th - pressed for effort 2 out and moved into third by the last - stayed on at one level to finish third
Brian Hughes
Dianne Sayer
Sat close behind pace on rail - hit the 13th awkwardly then met 2 out clumsily - pushed along before the last - unable to close and held for 4th
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
Sat close behind pace-setter - urged forward entering home bend then had nothing left near final obstacle - dropped away fast in the closing stages
Alice Stevens (5)
Micky Hammond
Settled with the pack early - scrambled over the 9th and driven on after the 13th - clouted the 14th - lost contact and toiling by the 16th - beaten a long way out
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.