20:17
Wye Valley Skips Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m8y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 56.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
Handy early - hit front after the first - urged forward approaching three out - challenged two out - driven before the last - battled on to score on the run-in
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales
Up with the leaders - niggled 4 out - moved to second 3 out - in pursuit of the winner from 2 out - held on but found nil late and went down by 2¼ lengths
Tom Cannon
Karen Jewell
Held up mid-pack - driven to close on front-runners after 3 out - into distant third at the last - stayed on to finish third
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up towards back - improved into third before 3 out and pressed pace-setters 2 out - gave way and slipped a place last - eased off approaching line
Charlie Price
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Handy with the main group early - urged forward after 4 out then hampered when a rival came down 3 out and dropped away - blundered 2 out - well beaten at the finish
Charlie Maggs (3)
David Dennis
Held towards the back early - improved into contention wide on the track by the 8th and up into second before being brought down 3 out
Gavin Sheehan
Joe Tickle
Settled at the back early - drifted well adrift after the 3rd - urged on but going nowhere after the 5th - pulled up after the 6th
Liam Harrison
David Brace
Held up in the pack - driven and dropped away 4 out then quickly beaten for pace - well behind and eased out of contention before 2 out
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
Set the pace early - just edged in front after the first - held a handy spot through the middle stages - lost touch with the pack four out and slipped to the back three out - beaten right off by the last couple and eased out of it before two 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.