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Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m5f135y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 35.26s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Charlie Price (3)
Richard Hobson
Held up early - improved into 4th before halfway - tracking front group soon after - met a bump three out and driven along - took command on the run for home and kept going strongly to the line
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Set the pace early - dropped to second but stayed close - closed on the front-runner before 2 out - shared the advantage approaching last after a shake-up - lost the advantage on the run-in and could not find more
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up towards the back - error 3rd - clumsy 12th - pushed along and rallied from 2 out - closed strongly to the line to finish third
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - moved up to third by the 8th before slipping back and needing urging after the 12th - blundered two out - fought back on the run-in but couldn't quite close - finished fourth
Luke Scott (5)
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Up with the pace - took a strong hold early - hit the front 2nd - pressed and under pressure before 2 out - met the field's effort at the last and gave way on the run-in to finish 5th
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Georgie Howell
Held up in the back markers - dropped away with 11 to jump - well beaten in 6th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Sat up with the front group early - clipped 6th and slipped back - needed urging and toiling by the 11th - eased out of contention three from home
Non-runners: Gone In Sixty (unsuitable ground), Mokoro (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.