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Wetherby Racecourse - Your Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m3f85y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 11.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Thomson
Held up at the back - driven from halfway and again before 4 out - found response to close on the front-runner after 2 out - kept on to hit the front close home
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
Settled midfield early - moving smoothly into contention before 4 out - driven to hit front 3 out - opened up three lengths after 2 out - fought back close home when overtaken but denied by a short margin in 2nd
Tom Cannon
Billy Aprahamian
Settled at the back early - moved smoothly into contention around 9th - edged in front before 4 out then pushed along and lost the advantage 3 out - stayed on at one speed from 2 out to finish third
Nathan Moscrop
Annabelle Sowray
Settled at the back early - moved through nicely before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - stayed on without finding more late to finish 4th
David Bass
Charles & Adam Pogson
Set the pace before being overtaken at the 6th - sat close up after that - pressed for effort from 4 out - hit a flat spot two out then dropped away rapidly beyond the last
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Georgie Howell
Settled close to the pace early - moved through to front by the 6th before being overtaken approaching 4 out - dropped away after 3 out to finish well beaten
Kielan Woods
D J Jeffreys
Sat close to pace early - pushed along after 5 out - dropped away from 4 out - finished well beaten in 7th
Callum Bewley
Micky Hammond
Sat close to the front group early - urged along before 4 out and dropped away before 3 out - eased and taken out of the contest
Charlie Maggs (5)
Brian Rothwell
Settled at the back early and under pressure - blundered at the 7th - dropped away and was pulled up before 5 out
Non-runners: King Of Brazil (vet's certificate, scoped wrong)
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.