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Tanqueray At Say When Ponteland Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f91y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 17.98s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Charlie Maggs (3)
Jane Walton
Shared front-running spot early - lost front briefly at the 4th before sharing it again by the 9th - pushed clear before 4 out - held on well from 2 out - edge narrowed nearing the last - stayed on strongly to prevail
Sean Quinlan
Iain Jardine
Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly second - tracking the pace before the 10th - given a squeeze before four out - closed on the front-runner three out - improved into contention approaching the last then stayed on without landing the blow
Joshua Thompson (5)
Micky Hammond
Settled towards the back - stumbled early - made progress by 9th - pushed along after 14th - still within range but hampered by mistake 4 out - moved into third at the last but couldn't close on the front pair
Callum Bewley
Daragh Bourke
Handy early - hit front 4th - alongside from 9th then pushed along before 12th - overtaken before 4 out - dropped to third 3 out - weakened before the last to finish 4th
Jamie Hamilton
Ruth Jefferson
Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - pushed along after the 14th - still involved 4 out - dropped away approaching the last two before finishing well held
Charlie Price
Maurice Barnes
Settled in the pack early - pushed along before the 12th and dropped away - unable to threaten the leaders approaching the last
Brian Hughes
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled in the pack - came down at the 8th
Peter Kavanagh
Jane Walton
Fought for control early - settled at the back of the field - dropped away and was eased before 13th - pulled up
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Thomson
Struggled for fluency from the off - slipped towards the back before the 3rd - pulled up before the 12th
Tom Midgley (3)
Tim Easterby
Shared advantage early but scratchy over 2nd - lost front spot 4th - blundered and parted with rider 8th
Non-runners: Athair Mor (unsuitable ground)
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.