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Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m38y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 5.81s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Sean Bowen
Christian Williams
Drifted left over fences early - held third early and scratchy at the third - moved up to second after the eighth - urged for a short spell after the thirteenth - closed on the front-runner at the fourteenth - hit the front approaching three out - given a squeeze before two out and a touch scrappy there - stayed on strongly from the last to score with ease
Oscar Palmer (7)
Tracey Leeson
Settled at the back - laboured around the 11th and hit the 14th awkwardly - urged forward after four out and driven into contention - moved up to second before the last but couldn't get past the winner - stayed on to the finish for second
Lilly Pinchin
Emma-Jane Bishop
drifted left occasionally early on - sat close to pace before going in front approaching 7th - driven on after 4 out - put under pressure and overtaken after 3 out - blundered 2 out - dropped from second spot before the last - unable to find more late and beaten into third
Tom Midgley (3)
Nick Kent
Broke to the left - close to the pace early - scrappy over the 14th - soon under urging - ragged 4 out then well beaten from 3 out - finished 4th
Jack Hogan
Noel Williams
Set the pace early - scrappy jumping through mid-race - overtaken before 7th - serious error sent to the back at 8th - pushed along 10th - fell away and eased out of contention
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.