12:45
Get Raceday Ready Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f19y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 17.18s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Danny McMenamin
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Set the pace from the off - travelling strongest 3 out - pushed out to open a gap from 2 out - met the last cleanly and stayed on strongly to the line
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
Prominent from the start - travelling well into the turn - asked for effort to move into second 4 out - hit the deck 3 out - driven approaching 2 out then held on for a clear second without troubling the winner
Tom Midgley (3)
Sam England
Handy early with the pace - pushed after the 11th - moved left approaching 4 out and hit that one awkwardly - up into third 3 out - unable to land a blow from 2 out but kept on to finish third
Jamie Hamilton
Tim Easterby
Settled off the pace early - hit the 8th and slipped back - towards the back by the 11th - unable to go with the pace 4 out and pressed for effort - stayed on late to move up into fourth after the final flight
Callum Bewley
Ian Duncan
Settled off the pace early - clumsy at the opening two flights - still with much ground to make up when pushed along 4 out - pressed for effort in last place 3 out - made progress before 2 out - stayed on to finish fifth
Dylan Johnston (3)
Jackie Stephen
Settled in mid-division - jumped poorly at the 10th and 11th - niggled into contention before 4 out then dropped away - brief late progress after 3 out - faded on the run-in to finish 6th
Craig Nichol
Sandy Thomson
Held up towards back holding a strong pull - improved on the outside from the 10th - urged into contention at the 11th - asked for more effort 4 out - lost momentum and clipped 3 out then found nothing more
Jack Power (5)
Ian Duncan
Tracked the pack early - hit the 7th and again ran flat entering the 10th dropping back - urged on but couldn't respond - beaten well before 4 out and eased home last
No. 3
6yo, 11-11, OR 97
J: Robert Dunne · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Robert Dunne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back of the pack - untidy at the 7th and a serious blunder at the 8th - pushed from the 11th - dropped away from 3 out to finish a well-beaten 9th
Ross Chapman
Chris Grant
Up with the pace - nudged forward approaching the home bend - clumsy at the 4th last and immediately under pressure - serious blunder 3 out with legs buckling on touching down - pulled up shortly after
Non-runners: Great Ballinboris (unsuitable ground), Ivegotdapower (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.