13:25
Ready To Welcome The New Year Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m77y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 7.07s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Theo Gillard
Mark Walford
Settled in the pack early - creeping onto the front group's heels 3 out and travelling strongly - upsides the front-runner 2 out - nudged into command approaching the last - powered clear to the line
Tom Midgley (3)
Sam England
Held up handy early - clumsy at 1st - hit front 7th - pressed along 2 out - overtaken before last and unable to respond - held on well-beaten in 2nd
Charlie Price (3)
Robbie Llewellyn
Sat just behind the front pack early - stumbled slightly 7th and slipped back before the 8th - dropped towards the back and found little 3 out - found a second wind after 2 out to move into third - stayed on to the line but never had enough to get involved in the finish - finished third
Joshua Thompson (7)
Lizzie Quinlan
Settled at the back - nudged forward on the outside approaching 3 out without threatening - plugged on at one speed from the last to finish 4th
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Settled at the back - moved up on the outside after the 7th - travelled well to second 3 out - a mistake 2 out cost that position - dropped away and faded before the last
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Set the pace early - driven when overtaken at the 7th and dropped back 3 out - faded before the last two furlongs to finish sixth
Joe Williamson (3)
Andrew Crook
Settled with the pack - pressed for effort after 3 out - dropped away from 2 out - eventually well held in 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.