16:18
William Hill Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m5f34y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 42.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Henry Brooke
Dianne Sayer
Settled towards the back early - improving steadily from 3 out - closed on the front-runner 2 out - driven forward to take control at the home turn - sprinted away and stayed on strongly to the finish unopposed
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Settled towards the back - moved up wide going into the third-last - lost ground two out - stayed on to snatch distant second late
Conor Ring
Ryan Potter
Settled last early - improved into contention from 9th - hit front two out - driven to hold rivals before last then edged out on home turn - dropped away again through run-in to finish third
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Set the pace early - overtaken second - tracked the front group - dropped back 8th - toiling from there - driven 4 out then faded after 2 out
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front at the 9th before being overtaken 3 out - lost touch approaching 2 out - dropped away tamely to finish 5th
Brian Hughes
James Moffatt
Handy early - hit front after 2nd - lost lead 4th but regained it soon after - overtaken 9th and found wanting - dropped away for good 2 out - finished well beaten in 6th
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Settled in the pack - improved position before coming down 4 out
Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt
Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
Settled towards the back early - lost touch by the 7th and well off the pace by the 9th - pulled up before the last lap began
Non-runners: Defence Witness (unsuitable ground), Derracrin (unsuitable ground)
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.