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Helen Hambly Happy 50th Birthday Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m75y
Going: Good
Prize: £5,809
Runners: 5
Winning time: 3m 57.41s (slow by 6.41s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
jockey silk 3 Shillanavogy
J: James Bowen
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 108
SP: 6/5F
Made all - pushed along and went clear 2 out - kept on well run-in - easily(op Evens)
2
jockey silk 4 Feel The Pinch
J: Charlie Price(3)
Age: 11
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 103
SP: 9/4
Jumped right on occasions - towards rear - hit 2nd - mistake 9th - headway on outer 10th - jumped right and outpaced 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 11/4)
3
jockey silk 5 Nevendon
J: Adam Wedge
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 101
SP: 15/2
Prominent - bad mistake and dropped to last 1st - went third again 6th - outpaced home turn - kept on approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 8/1)
4 17 25¾
jockey silk 1 In The Air
J: Ciaran Gethings
Age: 7
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 116
SP: 9/2
Pressed leader - lost position 10th - weakened 3 out(op 7/2)
PU
jockey silk 2 Chilinlikeavillain
J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt(7)
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 110
SP: 66/1
In touch with leaders - jumped path before 6th - struggling 7th - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.20
Tote place: £1.20 £1.30
Exacta: £4.20
Trifecta: £9.70
CSF: £4.26