15:30
Par Inn Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 3m2f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 58.97s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 20 fences
Result
James Davies
Alexandra Dunn
Settled in the pack - advanced to front after the 14th - driven and challenged 4 out - lost the advantage 3 out - fought back to retake it before 2 out - forged away before the last and value for more at the line
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Sat close to the pace early - fumbled at the 14th - urged into effort approaching 3 out - moved into runner-up spot before the last and stayed on for second without threatening the winner
Alice Stevens (3)
Micky Hammond
Settled just off the pace early - pushed to keep tabs after the 10th - dropped away before 4 out - fought back into fourth before 2 out and kept going to finish third
Paddy Hanlon (5)
Paul Nicholls
Settled just off the pace early - improved into fourth by the 15th - moved up to challenge and hit the front 4 out - stayed clear briefly at 3 out - pressed but overtaken before 2 out - lost ground into the last and finished fourth
Sean Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Set the pace - displaced after the 14th and soon under pressure - outpaced from 4 out - faded well before 2 out to finish fifth
Callum Pritchard
Barry John Murphy
Settled just off the pace early - pulled up before the 15th
Conor O'Farrell
Jimmy Frost
Settled handy early - lost touch and toiled beyond the 15th then fell away from the field - eased and pulled up before two out
Tabitha Worsley
Sue Gardner
Sat close behind the front group early - came down as rider parted company at the 12th
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.