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Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Chase
Class 5, 2m5½f, Chase, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 33.24s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Sat handy behind pace - moved into second before 4 out - hit the front before 3 out - quickened clear after 2 out - strolled home unchallenged
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Up with the early pace - dropped to the middle of the pack by the 4th - back towards the front by the 11th - third 4 out and travelling to the front pair before 3 out - under pressure and plugging on - no matching the easy winner before the last and beaten 7.5 lengths into second
Harry Reed
Nick Scholfield
Went straight to front - driven to stay clear before losing top spot approaching 3 out - dropped away 2 out - finished third
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Settled in a useful spot on the rail - hit a flat spot four out and dropped away - driven but faded before three out
Richard Upton (7)
David Bridgwater
Settled in the pack - up with the front group by 4th - dropping back when asked to improve 12th - a long way adrift after 4 out and pulled up
Ben Poste
Polly Gundry
Held up towards the back - clipped the 6th - moved into contention for third after the 10th - faltered and fumbled the 11th - clouted the following obstacle - pressed for effort 4 out then faded before erring at 2 out and being pulled up
Caoilin Quinn
D J Jeffreys
Held up towards the back - clumsy at the 1st - hampered for room at the 6th - dropped away under pressure and pulled up after the 10th
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.