15:17
1985 Lager Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f171y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 22.46s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Shane Quinlan (3)
Mel Rowley
Went straight to front - lost the advantage briefly before regaining it before third - scrappy jump eighth - roused after four out - veered right under pressure before two out and continued to wander that way approaching the last - stayed on strongly to win
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Handy early - hit front 2nd before giving up spot after 3rd - awkward over 9th - pushed on past 15th - urged forward 3 out - moved left approaching 2 out - unable to reel in winner in closing stages - stayed on for second
Jonathan Burke
Emma Lavelle
Settled early with the pack - moved into third after the 13th - pushed along after the 15th and again 4 out - unable to gain on the front pair after 2 out - held no chance before the last and finished third
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Drifted right early over fences - sat behind the pace - untidy 6th - laboured 12th - pushed on before 14th - blundered 15th - dropped away from 4 out and beaten a long way home
Isabel Williams
Evan Williams
Settled behind the front group early - urged forward after the 15th - lost touch and dropped away from 4 out - finished 5th
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Settled towards the back - still with much ground to make up - stumbled and came down four out
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Held up towards the back - detached from the pack - pulled up before the 15th
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Held up towards the back - improved into mid-division briefly before slipping backward after the 5th - well off the pace and toiling by the 10th - eventually eased and pulled up before the 14th
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.