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Cheltenham Tuesday BOG Available At CopyBet Open Hunters' Chase
Class 5, 2m4f198y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 40.24s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Mr Thomas Easterby (5)
W H Easterby
Sat close to the pace early - moved into command approaching four out - drove alongside the front-runner three out and took over before two out - kept up the effort to hold on
Mr Sam Burton (7)
Norman Sanderson
Settled just off the pace early - moved into third though ragged over the 14th and slipped up 4 out - pressed for response approaching 3 out - into second inside the final 2f - kept going through the finish to finish second
Mr Albi Tufnell (7)
Fergal O'Brien
Wide early and in front - drew well away before the 6th - drifted sharply left on the bend and surrendered the initiative momentarily after the 9th - soon back in command by a significant margin - not foot-perfect at the 13th - margin cut before 4 out - pressed and overtaken before 2 out - dropped to third before the last and faded
Miss Phidelma Elvin (3)
F Foster
Settled just behind the pace - moved into fourth before 4 out - driven from that point and scratchy at 3 out - soon dropped away to finish fourth
Miss Pippa Brown (5)
A C Wilson
Handy early - hit front for a moment past 9th - swiftly overtaken - dropped away 14th and well beaten from there
Mr Joe Wright (3)
Mrs C A Coward
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back at the 14th and pushed along to trail the field - unable to make headway from two out
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.