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Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase
Class 2, 2m4f, Chase, 10yo+, Rated 0-150, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 9.20s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
No. 5
10yo, 10-11, OR 133
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Took it up early - lost front spot after 8th before regaining command before 11th - challenged approaching 4 out - opened a gap 2 out - roused before last - stretched advantage on run-in - allowed to idle close home
Gavin Sheehan
Richard Hobson
Held mid-pack early - stumbled at 12th - moved up into third by 13th - pressed for effort after 3 out - up to second 2 out and pursued leader to the finish without threatening
Harry Atkins (7)
Dan Skelton
Handy early - dropped away 4 out - pressed for response after 3 out but soon outpaced
Lorcan Williams
Paul Nicholls
Held up in the pack early - moved into second by the 11th - close up behind the front-runner 4 out - pushed along before 2 out then dropped away tamely into fourth
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Settled in behind the pace - lost ground in 12th - well beaten by the finish - eventually came home 5th
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Settled in the chasing group - errors from the 12th sapped momentum and was left well behind by 4 out - withdrawn from the contest approaching 2 out
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Sent clear early - overtaken 1st - back in front after 8th - dropped behind before 11th - dropped away after 12th and pulled up before 4 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.