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Chas Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m6f151y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-125, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 56.73s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Sean Quinlan
Donald Whillans
Sent clear early but harried - lost front spot 4th - kept in touch - hit a flat spot 4 out - regained command 2 out - driven out before last and held on gamely
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Sat just behind the front runner early - edged in front at the 4th - urged forward before losing the advantage 2 out - kept fighting in a tight finish but unable to reassert late
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Prominent on the rail - tracking the front group in 4th - driven and responded approaching the last - flattened out on the run-in and finished 3rd
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Sat close to leaders early - dropped to the back before the 5th - made ground into 8th - driven up into third after three out - held on gamely though awkward at the last - dropped away close home
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Held up early - stayed within range - moved up into contention after 3 out and briefly shared third before 2 out - pushed along but couldn't find more late finishing fifth
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Forster
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along 3 out and slipped back through the field then well beaten by the finish
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Sat behind the front pack early - lost touch approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
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.