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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Dick Hunt Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m1f30y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-135, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 56.93s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams
Settled handy in the pack early - moved onto the front rank after the 17th - hit the front 4 out - opened up a healthy advantage approaching the last three - allowed to coast home unchallenged
Freddie Keighley (7)
Paul Nicholls
Sat handy behind the front group - pressed for effort and lost touch after 4 out - never able to trouble the winner from 3 out - regained second place approaching 2 out and stayed on to the line
James Best
Emma Lavelle
Tracked the front group early - moved into second after the 16th - pressed for effort before 3 out but held no hope of catching the winner - dropped back from second 2 out and faded to finish third
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Sat close to pace early - went in front after 2nd - overtaken after 9th - hit the mark awkwardly 14th - urged forward soon after - dropped away after 4 out to finish fourth
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Went on early before dropping into tow - back in front after the 9th - overtaken 4 out - lost touch and dropped away before the 3rd from home - eased out of contention shortly after and taken out of the race
Conor O'Farrell
Kerry Lee
Held up at rear - errors through mid-race and dropped away after the 16th - well adrift and pulled up before 3 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.