16:30
Connolly's Red Mills Open Hunters' Chase
Class 5, 2m54y, Chase, 5yo+, 3 runners
Winning time 3m 55.43s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Mr Guy Sankey (7)
N Gittins
Took strong hold early - sat second - awkward over 7th - roused after 3 out - closed on pacesetter - hit front before 2 out - stayed on strongly to win
Mr George Edgedale (7)
S Loxton
Went straight to front - lost command before 2 out - pressed for effort approaching last then drifted left on run-in - unable to find more and held for second
Miss Meisha Micklewright (7)
Kelly Morgan
Leapt right at the start - settled towards the rear - isolated in second place before closing with the pack in third - a mistake at the 6th - well adrift after the 8th and finished a distant third
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.