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Happy Birthday Lucia Stevens Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f216y
Going: Good
Prize: £4,225
Runners: 7
Winning time: 5m 16.85s (slow by 14.85s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 5
1
J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard
Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:83 SP:5/1
Midfield - hampered by faller 12th - 10 lengths down when raced in third after 13th - rallied from 3 out - left in second 2 out - soon hampered by faller but led - ridden approaching last - kept on and won going away(op 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
2 8
J:Conor Ring T:David Rees
Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:70 SP:11/2
Held up in rear - detached before 7th - joined main group before 11th - hampered by faller 12th - struggling after 13th - some headway before 2 out - no chance with winner but stayed on and went second run-in(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
3 14 22
J:Micheal Nolan T:Carroll Gray
Age:9 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:70 SP:12/1
Ran without declared tongue-tie - in touch with leaders - mistake 4th - raced in second before 7th - outpaced before 3 out - 12 lengths down when left in lead 2 out - soon hampered by faller and headed - weakened approaching last - lost second run-in(op 10/1)
4 16 38
J:David Noonan T:Ryan Chapman
Age:10 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:69 SP:12/1
Towards rear - headway before 8th - weakened before 12th(op 16/1 tchd 10/1)
F
J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner
Age:7 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:85 SP:7/4F
Took keen hold - prominent - lost ground but in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - fell 12th(op 6/4 tchd 2/1)
F
J:Caoilin Quinn T:David Bridgwater
Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:73 SP:9/2
In touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - mistake 5th - soon lost ground - towards rear when fell 10th(op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
F
J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams
Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:86 SP:13/2
Led - going best and 12 lengths ahead when fell 2 out(op 6/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6
Tote place: £2.70 £3.10
Exacta: £36.10
Trifecta: £225.10
CSF: £32.53