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Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m110y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 58.01s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Sent to front early - lost command after 4th but regained it straight after - kicked clear four out - driven out on the run home - allowed to coast late - won without being fully extended
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled handily early - moved into contention after the 4th - advanced into second place with four to go - urged forward two out - kept battling to the line without troubling the winner - clipped the final fence
James Best
Joanne Thomason-Murphy
Held up early - made progress into 8th - soon up into 4th - pushed along two out - stayed on same rate to finish third
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Danni O'Neill
Tracked front group early - stumbled slightly at first before needing driving with 4 to go - outpaced from 2 out to finish fourth
Robert Dunne
Debra Hamer
Settled around midfield early - slipped towards the back with a nudge along by the 8th - lost touch three out - well held at the finish
Joe Anderson (3)
Stephen Allen
Settled midpack early - moved through to hit the front approaching the 4th before clouting it and being passed - stayed in touch with the pack - fumbled the fence after that and gave away several lengths at the 8th - faded from four out - eventually well held in 6th
Harry Kimber
Sheila Lewis
Held up near the back - urged forward after the 8th - dropped away before four out and finished well beaten
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.