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Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m7f180y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 22.42s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back - jumped untidily at the 4th and stumbled on landing at the 6th - worked into contention in the pack approaching the 14th - driven from 3 out - not clean at the last - got up on the run-in - resisted a fierce late bid to prevail
William Maggs (3)
Andrew Hamilton
Settled towards the back early - jumping awkwardly through midfield - began to close from four out - roused to move upsides before two out - sent on soon after - stumbled slightly at the last - overtaken briefly and edged left running to the line - found more and closed again under pressure - narrowly denied at the finish
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Sat up with the front group early - knocked off stride at the opening fence - slipped back after the 13th and towards the back by the 14th - found little four out - given encouragement approaching two out - edged off a true line but finished strongly after the last - never quite enough scope to get involved - third
Danny McMenamin
Micky Hammond
Went straight to front - scrappy over 7th and 13th fences - urged along approaching 3 out and again soon after - lost command before last - dropped away up the straight
Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Karl Thornton
Settled midpack early - blundered 7th and again 14th costing ground - up with the pace 11th before slipping back approaching 4 out - faded from 3 out to finish fifth
Sean Quinlan
Stuart Coltherd
Settled with the pack early - clumsy jump 9th - pushed along before 4 out then briefly disputed second before 3 out - driven and dropped back with another mistake 2 out - weakened before the last
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Drifted left early - handy in the pack until stumbling badly 13th - drifted wide and dropped back after 4 out - shaky again and fell 3 out
Ryan Mania
R Mike Smith
Settled midpack early - clumsy at 1st and again 2nd - slipped towards back needing urging by 9th - driven up before 13th - toiling and losing touch before 14th - well beaten and eased before 3 out
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.