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Family Sportsday Raceday On Sale Now Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m1f43y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 37.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Shane Quinlan (3)
Katy Price
Settled third early - drifted left and clipped a runner at the 3rd - moved up to second and narrowed the gap by the 8th - hit the front approaching 3 out - matched stride there - pushed along after 2 out - lost the advantage at the last - dug in on the run-in to force back ahead and win
Robert Dunne
Charles & Adam Pogson
Settled towards back early - made progress after 4 out - closed on front group 3 out - moved into second 2 out - hit the front last - driven out on run-in but caught close home
Brendan Powell
David Bridgwater
Held up in the pack - moved towards the front rank before the 6th - tracked the principals from 3 out and took third after the last - stayed on but unable to trouble the front two on the run-in
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in the pack - hit the 6th - made progress 4 out - shared front spot 3 out - lost place 2 out - blundered last and soon faded
Charlie Maggs (5)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back - blundered 6th and dropped well adrift - responded to pressure on the bend and made ground approaching 2 out - faded before the last
Charlie Price
Robbie Llewellyn
Shared front spot early - moved several lengths in command by the 5th - driven onward once overtaken approaching 3 out - faded fast and eased out of contention before 2 out
James Best
Harriet Dickin
Handy early - knocked about at the 3rd then fumbled the 7th - began to weaken after 4 out - dropped right away and eased down before the 3rd from home
Ben Poste
Clare Hobson
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention by the 8th before hitting the 3rd last awkwardly - dropped away and pulled up after the second last
Jack Quinlan
Michael Keady
Shared front early - settled just off the pace - effort required before 7th and faded to the back of the field - terrible blunder 4 out and pulled up shortly after
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.