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Glidevale Protect Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f136y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 6.30s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Lilly Pinchin
Emma-Jane Bishop
Settled in the pack early - made headway into contention by the 13th - stumbled 4 out under pressure - went to the front 2 out - hit the last and lacked fluency - hung on under a strong late battle to prevail
Ben Jones
Rebecca Curtis
Held up at back - jumped awkwardly early - made progress from 4 out - closed on the front group entering last three - pushed out after final fence - kept battling to go down by a whisker
Toby Wynne
Mel Rowley
Held up handy in the pack - urged along and made ground on the front group by three out - well placed with two to jump - challenged strongly up the run-in - gave everything but eased back into third close home
Conor Ring
Mrs C Williams
Held up midpack - pressed for effort 3 out - closed on front group before last - unable to match the front three and dropped away late
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Held up towards the back - pushed along and improved position after the second-last - stayed on to finish 5th
James Best
Thomas Faulkner
Fractionally in front early - drifted right the whole way - matched on arrival of 2nd and dropped back at the 11th - fought back to share control at the 13th - under pressure 3 out - beaten for pace and falling away 2 out - error at the last - faded on the run-in
Mr Darren Andrews (7)
Gordon Treacy
Up with the front group early - sharing the front running after the 2nd - in command by the 11th - headed at the 13th - under pressure before 4 out - dropped away before the last and finished 7th
Benjamin Macey (5)
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by the 13th - pressed for effort before four out - lost touch through the closing stages to finish well beaten in 8th
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Settled towards the back - lost touch before 3 out - well beaten from 2 out - finished ninth
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Settled midpack early - faded fast and slipped to the back after the 7th - pulled up before the 8th
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.