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Robert Edwards Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m38y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 46.40s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Robert Dunne
Tom Gretton
Shared front spot early - moved clear 6 out before giving up top spot after 5 out - hit the fourth from home - pushed along after 3 out - a length off the pacesetter until inheriting front spot at the last - kept going to the line for the win
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Disputed front spot early - fumbled 6 out and dropped back - pushed along hard after 5 out - scratchy over 2 out - responded gamely under pressure to move into second last - finished second beaten a length
Benjamin Macey (7)
Seamus Mullins
Settled off the pace early - urged forward approaching halfway - slipped towards the back before 6 out - driven hard after 3 out - stayed on late without troubling the front two
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Settled at back of field - pushed along after three out - kept on from two out without reaching front rank finishing fourth
Lilly Pinchin
Emma-Jane Bishop
Settled towards back early - moved into contention 6 out - hit front and asserting from 5 out - driven approaching 2 out but fell last while a length to the good
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.