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Barry Johnson Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-105, M, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 14.53s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Callum Pritchard (3)
Polly Gundry
Moved smoothly into midfield early - improved to second by 5th - pressed the pace by 14th - hit the front approaching 4 out with a slight mistake there - opened a healthy advantage before the final fence - kept finding more to the line
Harry Cobden
Christian Williams
Drifted left at fences early - hit the front - driven along and pegged back after an untidy leap 14th - lost command before 4 out - blundered last and outpaced by winner in second
James Bowen
Billy Aprahamian
Tracked pace early - blundered and dropped back at the 4th - back in touch with the pack by the 8th - needed urging before four out and slipped to fourth before two out - responded after the last to reclaim third
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Held up in rear early - improved into fourth by the 12th then up to third approaching two out - dropped away after the last to finish fourth
Rex Dingle
Polly Gundry
Settled in the pack - travelling wide of rivals - pressed for effort after the 13th - lost touch in a hurry - well beaten by the 4th last and finished a well-held 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.