17:10
Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Open Hunters' Chase
Class 4, 3m54y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 7.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Mr Zac Baker
Edward William Walker
Held up towards the back - swift progress to hit the front after the 14th - drifted right at each fence in the straight - opened a big gap from 2 out - strolled home unopposed
Mr Joshua Newman
Will Biddick
Settled into second early - drifted left over obstacles and hampered the other runner at the 4th - reeled in the pacesetter by the 11th - driven on with an error 3 out - lost place approaching 2 out - kept going up the run-in without gaining more ground
Mr Nicholas Romain (7)
Mrs R A Romain
Held up towards the back - improved to reach the front group by the 14th - driven up before 4 out then again nearing 2 out - faded after the last
Mr Thomas Stanley (7)
Myles Osborne
Settled at the back early - hampered at the 4th - made progress before 4 out - dropped away steadily from 2 out to finish well beaten
Mr William Higgs (7)
Mrs Janet Ackner
Held up at the back - dropping away from 4 out - well beaten in 5th
Mr Huw Edwards (3)
Mrs S Prouse
Set the pace early - opened a big advantage after 3rd - mistake 10th and margin shortened by 11th - overtaken before 4 out then dropped away fast - well beaten from 3 out
Mr Jack Stenhouse (7)
Martin Sweetland
Settled handy early - brought down and departed at the 4th
Non-runners: Corporal Jackjones (self certificate, stone bruise), Franco De Port (self certificate, rash), Mr Glass (self certificate, off colour)
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.