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Class 5, 2m213y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 12.45s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Robert Dunne
Rob Summers
Settled just behind the front group early - moved into second approaching 3 out - hit the front straightening for home - pushed out to assert before the last and win going away
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
Set the early tempo before slipping behind briefly - regained front spot three out - urged and lost command entering the straight - three lengths adrift approaching the final furlong - driven out and kept plugging at one rate to the line - unable to trouble the winner and finished second
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Tardy over the 1st - up with the pace before taking over 3rd - not clean at the following fence - pressed and displaced 3 out - soon surrendered 2nd and fell away sharply - well held in 3rd at the line
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Settled at the back early - improved into contention 4 out and moved into third soon after 2 out - dropped away close to home - finished fourth
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled in fifth off the pace and racing wide - improved into contention before 4 out - lost ground into the straight and dropped away late
James Best
Richard Harper
Raced in touch wide of the field - blundered and dropped away 3 out - error at following fence leaves well beaten - finished last of the finishers
Non-runners: She Won't Mind (self certificate)
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.