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Jumps Look Better On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3f51y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 4.41s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards back early - made ground into contention after the 12th - hit the front approaching 2 out - pushed clear before the last - dug deep under full pressure on the run-in - faded near the line but hung on to prevail
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville
Handy early with front group - jumped a shade awkwardly 3rd - moved into 2nd at the 8th - hit the front approaching 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - lost place to winner before last - fought back on the run-in - kept going strongly to go down by a whisker
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Handy in front rank early - hit the front before the 6th - shaken up and lost command approaching 3 out - unable to match the front two after 2 out - dropped away before the last
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Shared the front early - jumped in scrappy fashion at the 3rd then took a step back to sit second by the 6th - blundered again at the 7th and slipped back - met the 8th badly - faded to the tail before the 9th - soon had nothing left and was pulled up before the 10th
Tom Midgley (3)
Joanne Foster
Handy early - fumbled at 2nd - lost touch and stumbled 12th - faded out of contention and eased before the final two obstacles
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.