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Axe The Racing Tax Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m5f44y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 37.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Lilly Pinchin
Neil King
Set out in front from the off - fenced cleanly for the most part - clicked through neatly two out to move clear - kept finding more to the line unopposed
Alex Chadwick (3)
James Owen
Settled at the back early - made progress into contention before the 11th - moved into third before the following fence - given encouragement approaching 3 out - up into second at the home turn - kept on at an unchanging effort but never able to land a blow finishing second
Charlie Todd
Charles & Adam Pogson
Prominent early - serious blunder at the 4th and dropped back - off the pace and in difficulty before the 12th - promoted to 3rd at the last - well adrift at the finish
Tom Cannon
Matt Crawley
Handy in third out wide - moved up to second before the 10th - hit a flat spot 4 out - pressed on but made no headway after 2 out - dropped back to third then fourth around the home turn - slipped further off the pace before the last - well held at the finish
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Wide in rear and jumping poorly from the start - errors at the 8th and 9th cost momentum - dropped back before 4 out then blundered 3 out - moved into 3rd on the home bend - refused and unseated at the last
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.