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Tant Pis Handicap Chase
Class 5, 1m7f133y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 43.28s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Brian Hughes
Tom Gretton
Settled midpack early - made ground into contention before the 9th - cruising in second after the second last - hit the front before the last - pulled clear on the run-in for a comfortable success
Callum Bewley
Sam England
Went straight to front and dictated pace - pushed along nearing final flight when overtaken - stayed on into second up the straight - lost momentum close home
Danny McMenamin
James Walton
Settled handy in second pair early - eager and moved onto the front-runner's heels 4th - urged and slipped to third 3 out - lost touch from 2 out - found renewed effort after the last to stay on for third
Ross Chapman
Stuart Coltherd
Settled towards the back early - hampered by a poor leap 7th and slipped to the tail - made progress into contention approaching 4 out - pushed along after 2 out and up to fourth before the last - faded on the run-in
Peter Kavanagh
Lizzie Quinlan
Settled in second early - lost place after a mistake to sit mid-pack - lost touch with leaders two out - well beaten by the last
Edward Austin (5)
Gary Rutherford
Unwilling to enter the stalls beforehand - dwelt at the off and settled last - interfered with by a loose horse eight fences in - already well adrift by three out and pulled up before the final obstacle
Stephen Mulqueen
Sandy Forster
Settled in the pack - travelling comfortably with no effort required - blundered and lost rider at the 8th
Alice Stevens (3)
Micky Hammond
Held up towards the back - lost touch from 9th and dropped away - unseated rider 3 out
Non-runners: Lewa House (self certificate)
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.