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Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m1f170y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 49.65s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Bradley Harris
Neil Mulholland
Drifted right early over fences - settled behind pace-setter - went in front second - dictated from there - opened daylight when asked between the last two - blundered at final fence - reeled back in - dug deep to regain command close home
Shane Fenelon
David Rees
Drifted right early on - held up towards the back - made steady progress out wide to join the front group before 4 out - moved up into second soon after - pressed the eventual winner as it met the last - driven out and stayed on but couldn't find more in the closing stages
Ciaran O'Shea (5)
Sue Gardner
Handy in third early travelling well wide - moved up into second at the 6th and held spot until the 10th - eased back to third with three out under pressure - tracked the front pair through to two out - kept up the effort in third to the finish but couldn't match the front two - held on for third
Ellis Collier (3)
Evan Williams
Settled towards the rear early - stumbled at the opening obstacle costing stirrup contact - driven from the inner after four out - stayed on into the finish - edged out for third and never able to trouble the front two
Ben Bromley
Joe Tizzard
Set the pace early before yielding it at the 2nd - dropped from second spot by the 6th while tracking the front group - moved across on the turn after 3 out - faded approaching the following fence to finish fifth
Rian Corcoran (10)
David Pipe
Settled just behind the pace on the inner - met trouble at the 13th then dropped away lacking pace before four out - brought down after catching heels turning past three out
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.