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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 1.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Held a forward spot early - stumbled at the 9th but moving smoothly - up to the front pair 3 out then asked for effort - closed to level terms approaching the final fence - locked together with rival up the run-in - got there in the last strides to score
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Shared front rank early - went clear in front by the 7th - challenged again 3 out - stayed on well approaching 2 out - needed encouragement soon after - drew level near the last - battled hard through the run-in before edged out close home
Gavin Sheehan
Billy Aprahamian
Held a spot in the pack - eased across and pushed along approaching 3 out - stayed on into the finish for third
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Held up in the pack - close enough to the front rank 3 out before feeling the whip - stumbled badly on descent 2 out and momentum went - dropped away to finish fourth 22¾ lengths adrift
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Held mid-pack early - still close to the front group by the 8th before easing back 3 out - dropped away steadily after finishing 5th
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack early - hit a fence at the 8th and pushed along as slipped towards the back - unable to make ground into the last
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Shared front running early - blundered and lost place 7th - pushed along then faded before 3 out - stayed on at one tempo late finishing seventh
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up towards the back - pushed along before 3 out - unable to close before the last - well held at the finish
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back - clumsy at the 4th then pushed along with modest progress before 3 out - lost place with a blunder 2 out and beaten a long way at the line
Non-runners: Hors Jeu (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.