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Leicester Racecourse - Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Handicap Chase
Class 5, 1m7f201y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 16.11s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Tom Cannon
David Bridgwater
Handy in the pack early - asked for effort before 4 out - shared second spot 2 out - driven on approaching final furlong - hit front at the last - drew away up the run-in unchallenged
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Handy early - hit front 7th - pressed for effort when overtaken approaching last - kept on into second but never threatened winner
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Matt Sheppard
Handy early - slipped back and blundered 7th - urged on before 4 out - lost touch from 2 out - revived after the last to finish third
Robert Dunne
Tom Gretton
Settled in the pack early keeping strong hold - moved up to the front group before 3rd - shared second spot 2 out - pushed along before the last - faded fast on the run-in to finish 4th
Liam Harrison
David Brace
Went straight to front - covered ground wide - lost command for a moment approaching 3rd then regained it - pushed along to stay with front pair after 2 out before fading beyond the last
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Held up in the pack - fumbled and shipped several lengths at the 5th - fell away with three left and well beaten before the final fence
Beau Morgan (5)
Harriet Dickin
Held up handy early - blundered at 1st then hit front approaching 3rd - toiling and stumbled 2 out - scrappy over last - soon dropped away finishing seventh
Danny McMenamin
L J Morgan
Settled at the back early - scrappy over the first two flights and drifted left at the 4th - still adrift of the pack when pulled up before the 6th
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.