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Cheltenham Preview 5th March At Wincanton Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f35y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 23.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Kielan Woods
Helen Nelmes
Settled towards the back early - moved into contention from 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out - drew away impressively up the run-in for a comfortable win
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Went straight to front - pressed for effort when overtaken approaching 2 out - unable to close on eventual winner up the run-in - held for second
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Held up handy early - unsettled over 6th and 10th - unable to close on the leading two after the second last - held on for third
Ben Godfrey
Helen Rees
Handy near the front early - jumped awkwardly at the 4th out then lost ground before 2 out - eventually held on for 4th
Jack Quinlan
Ben Case
Held up close to front - error at 12th - lost place approaching 3 out - finished well held in 5th
Osian Radford (10)
Evan Williams
Race up handy early - stumbled at 1st then dropped away 9th - faded from 4 out to finish sixth
Rex Dingle
Jimmy Frost
Held up at the back throughout - hit a rough one three out then quickly lost touch - eased and pulled up before two out
James Davies
Richard Rowe
Held up towards the back - under pressure and losing touch before 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Chad Bament (7)
Harriet Brown
Settled towards the back - lost touch with rivals around the 9th - eased and pulled up before the 10th
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.