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Class 5, 1m7f214y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 58.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley
racing in mid-division early - found lacking for speed 4 out with a lot of ground to make up before 3 out - angled off to the right and made smooth progress before 2 out - soon looked the likely winner - went on approaching the final stretch and stayed on strongly to win
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
sat behind the front pair - given a reminder after 3 out and asked again soon after - found a gap between rivals and went to the front approaching the last - overhauled in the run-in with nothing more to give at the line
Brendan Powell
David Bridgwater
set the pace - untidy at 2 out then driven along and overhauled before the last - lost ground in the run-in to finish third
Jack Tudor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
handy early on - improved into contention after the 6th - given encouragement 4 out and asked again soon after - untidy at 2 out - lost momentum in the run-in to finish fourth
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
up with the pace - given encouragement before 4 out and asked again soon after - lost touch before 2 out to finish fifth
No. 3
8yo, 11-6, OR 94
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
held up towards the back - driven before 2 out - held no prospect of catching the front pair after meeting the last to finish sixth
Tom Broughton (3)
Fergal O'Brien
held up towards the back and at no stage a factor to finish seventh
Dylan Johnston
Clare Hobson
in pursuit of the front pair - untidy at the 5th - lost touch from 3 out to finish eighth
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
drifted left at the first - restrained towards the back - blundered at the 2nd and again untidy at the 5th - far off the pace when hampered and pulled up after the 7th
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
racing in mid-division - dropped away before the 6th - blundered and fell 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.