16:50
Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase
Class 3, 2m7f, Chase, 6yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 19.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Miss Molly Armytage (7)
Mrs David Plunkett
Handy early - hit front 5th - shared advantage 7th - overtaken and sat behind rival 12th - lost pace approaching 4 out - found renewed energy to reach front 3 out - regained command 2ndlast - stretched advantage before last - kept finding more to score comfortably
Miss Ella Herbison (7)
R C Pudd
Contested front position early - edged ahead 2nd - jumped poorly 3rd - lost advantage 5th - another untidy jump and fell to last 9th - closed to challenge the front group 13th - left behind by top two after jumping error 2 out - recovered ground before last and moved into second - plugged on but well held by winner
Mr Sean O'Connor (5)
Dan Skelton
Contested the early gallop - took up second with jumping errors at the 2nd - asserted in front by the 12th - two lengths to the good 4 out - blundered 3 out - reeled in before 2 out - left behind by the winner approaching the last - faded to finish third 26 lengths back
Mr Dale Peters
D Peters
Settled towards the back - lost touch after 13th and dropped away - eased out of contention before reaching the third-last
Non-runners: D'Jango (unsuitable ground), Northern Reel (unsuitable ground)
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.