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Betano Backing British Racing Mares' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 41.77s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Lee Edwards
Claire Dyson
Handy early - hit front after 4th - headed after 6th - opened daylight after 3 out - pushed along before last and driven out to win
Ben Jones
Evan Williams
Sent to front early - lost command after 4th - tucked in behind up front after 6th - settled third after 10th - lost pace 4 out and asked for effort - found extra travelling wide before 2 out - moved into runner-up spot approaching last - stayed on but unable to overhaul winner
Rex Dingle
Polly Gundry
Held up at rear early - improved into fourth after the tenth - up into second passing three out and travelling nicely - faltered under pressure approaching the last two furlongs and lost ground to the line
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Settled with the pack early - needed encouragement past the 11th and scratchy at the 14th - dropped away before two out to finish fourth
Charlie Hammond
Jimmy Frost
Held up early - never involved with pace - well held throughout - came home 5th
Ned Fox (3)
Richard J Bandey
Settled third early - moved into second past the 10th - urged on approaching the 14th - dropped back from second after 3 out - faded and beaten before 2 out - finished sixth
Non-runners: Cracker Muddle (self certificate, off feed)
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.