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Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m2f40y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 37.26s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Richard Patrick
Matt Sheppard
Settled towards the back of the field - improved into contention after 4 out - up to third on the home turn - hit the front 3 out - hung a touch at the second last - kept on to assert in front
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Settled midfield early - driven into third spot after 4 out but scratchy at 3 out - closed on the front-runner though ragged approaching last - stayed on at one speed through finish for 2nd
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Settled handy in the early stages - moved into second by the 7th - hit the front after 4 out - overtaken 3 out and driven to keep tabs - couldn't find more approaching the last - held on for third
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Started near the back - improved to 5th then up to 4th before 3 out with an awkward jump - dropped away steadily thereafter to finish 4th
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Held up towards the back - asked for effort after 4 out - found nothing under pressure - finished 5th
Miss Megan Bevan (7)
Ella Pickard
Handy early - hit front 4th before losing command after 4 out - eased back through field approaching 3 out and beaten late
James Best
Jackie Du Plessis
Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 4th and sat close up before fading after 4 out
Harry Cobden
Polly Gundry
Up with the front group early - clouted the 2nd and fell back through the field - catastrophic error at the 5th left well adrift - pulled up after the 7th
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.