15:39
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m2f1y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 59.17s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Set the pace from the off veering right at obstacles - scrappy over the 7th - pressed by rival at the last and urged on - dug in when tackled on the run-in - hung on by a whisker
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Shared the front rank early - clipped fences at the first two and again 4 out - locked alongside the leader jumping last - chased the front-runner up the straight - held safe close home for second
Brian Hughes
Christopher Kellett
In share of second - upsides with front-runner from 3 out - looked well placed approaching last - lost momentum on run-in and dropped away late
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled at the back but not far off the pace - improving into the mix approaching the 15th - fell there
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.