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First Past The Post At CopyBet Veterans' Handicap Chase
Class 2, 3m110y, Chase, 10yo+, Rated 0-150, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 25.77s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Danny McMenamin
Ann Hamilton
Held up at the rear early - moved into fourth 10th and third 12th - niggled along before 3 out and slightly untidy there - motoring through to loom up 2 out - hit the front approaching the last and asserted - pushed out to score
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Settled just off the pace - moved into second at the 12th - pressed for effort after 3 out - hit the front for a moment 2 out but overtaken before the last - outpaced by the winner from there
David Bass
Henry Daly
Settled close to the pace early - hit the front at the 6th - pushed along past 4 out and challenged approaching 3 out - lost the advantage 2 out - unable to find more on the run-in finishing third
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Set the pace early - handed up spot but stayed close into 6th before dropping away by the 14th - held no chance approaching two out and finished well held
Brian Hughes
Sandy Thomson
Up with the front group early - fell back to last by the 10th and labouring - hard pressed soon after and finished a remote 5th
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.