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Roperhurst Limited 50th Anniversary Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f177y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 46.23s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences 4 omitted
Result
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Rebecca Curtis
Shared front spot early - overtaken before 7th and clumsy 9th - dropped back four out - pushed along and unable to go with pace - rallied into contention approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly - got up close home to score
Lilly Pinchin
Emma-Jane Bishop
Shared front spot early before going in sole command before the 7th - jumped awkwardly 4 out - needed encouragement before 2 out - opened a two length margin approaching the last - edge shrinking close home and caught in the final strides
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled in the pack early - still involved with four to jump - given a nudge before three out - moved through to get on terms with the front-runner two out - edged over to the right - stayed on at one speed but yielded the runner-up spot near the line
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress 3 out but not clean over the obstacle - lost ground on the run-in to finish fourth
James Best
Brian Eckley
Settled in the pack early - still holding a spot 4 out but eased backward under pressure 3 out - eased and retired from the contest soon after
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Held handy early - closed on pace-setter 4 out - moved through 3 out - urged along soon after - dropped away 2 out and pulled up before the last
Sean Bowen
David Rees
Held up at the back - dropped away well before 3 out - eased and pulled up
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.