16:30
Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f19y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 14.23s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
James Bowen
Fionn McSharry
Settled close up early - moved into second - hit the front approaching 3 out - challenged after 2 out and pressed on - drove clear after the last to score
Leah Noreci (10)
James Moffatt
Stay handy early - pushed into third 3 out - draws level with winner approaching last then driven out on the run-in - finds no further response but hangs on for second
William Maggs (3)
Mike Sowersby
Settled towards back and slipped to the tail with a mistake 2nd - urged along before 3 out - improved into contention from 2 out - stayed on well - edged out for second in the closing strides
Edward Austin (5)
Gary Rutherford
Slow to enter the stalls - settled at the back of the field - drifted right three out - made progress from two out - kept on to finish fourth without troubling the front group
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after 4 out then pushed along approaching 2 out - lost ground before the last and faded to finish fifth
Jonathan England
Sam England
Held up towards the back - pushed along three out and lost touch approaching two out - dropped away before the final fence
Danny McMenamin
R Mike Smith
Travelled close to the pace early - faded from the 9th and slipped towards the back after the 11th - no extra when asked and gave best approaching two out
Conor O'Farrell
N W Alexander
Settled in the pack - lost touch with the field after 4 out - fell away in the closing stages to finish well beaten
Callum Bewley
Ian Duncan
Went straight to front - not accurate at the 7th and a minor error 9th - overtaken before 3 out - dropped away rapidly approaching the last two furlongs
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Settled around mid-pack - pushed along approaching the bend before 4 out - well adrift from 3 out - came home last
Non-runners: Didntgotwenty (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.