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Ascot Racecourse Supports Priors Court School Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m1f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-140, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 8.34s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Tom Bellamy
Chester Williams
Settled behind pace early - upped tempo on outer approaching 9th - moved to front two out under a squeeze - hit last obstacle a touch awkwardly - kept battling to line - narrowly holding on at the finish
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Settled in the pack early - still close up with two furlongs left - asked for effort soon after - stayed on strongly up the straight - closed to nose ahead at the line but denied by a fraction
Brendan Powell
Harry Derham
Drifted left early on and pulled hard - settled mid-pack - still in contention 2 out - pushed along to close on leader - stayed on but edged out of second late
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Drifted left early - settled towards the back and untidy over the first - still in contention two out - pushed along and made ground before the last but bumped there - lost momentum on the run to the finish to come home fourth
Sean Bowen
Martin Keighley
Went straight to front - challenged for command 9th - needed urging soon after - lost command 2 out and dropped away quickly
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.