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CopyBet And Worcester Here All Year Novices' Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 12.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back early - made progress from the 6th - up into fourth after the 9th - tracked the front-runner into the straight and taken alongside before 4 out - moved clear approaching the final fence and coasted home unchallenged
Charlie Todd
Ian Williams
Made the running - kicked away after the 9th - under pressure before 3 out - passed approaching the last - stayed on up the run-in but the winner was in a different league - a long way ahead of the remainder
Sean Bowen
David Rees
Settled midfield early - moved up to third after the 9th before being asked for effort 2 out - unable to match leading pair and soon well beaten
Miss Aimee Jones (7)
Joe Tickle
Tracked front group early - baulked at the 3rd - dropped back at the 9th - kept going without gaining finishing fourth
Conor Ring
Mrs C Williams
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 5th
Tom Broughton (3)
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in the pack early - urged forward before 4 out - found nothing and dropped away to finish sixth
Harry Atkins (5)
Martin Keighley
Held up towards the back - urged into effort by the 6th and fading by the 9th - taken out of contention ahead of four out
Tom Bellamy
Sam Allwood
Handy with front group early - urged into effort after 9th - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled behind the front group early - drifted left at the 3rd - slipped to midfield by the 5th - faltered after errors at the 6th and 8th - pulled up soon after
Charlie Price
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Tucked up with the pace early - clipped fence 5th and scrambled over the following obstacle - stumbled badly and lost jockey at the 7th
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.