made all, ridden and 1 length ahead at the last, stayed on gamely run-in
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19:56 Fontwell 19 Mar 2022
Happy Birthday Les Gilbert Handicap Chase (Class 4) (5YO plus)
2m 1f 165y Good to Soft (Soft in places)
held up in 5th, hit 3rd, closer in 3rd 7th, went 2nd next, 1 length down and ridden last, stayed on run-in, always held
chased moderately, chased winner, went left 6th, hit 8th and lost 2nd, chased leading pair, blundered badly and lost 3rd 3 out, went modest 3rd again before the last
chased leading pair until lost place before 4th, struggling in 4th before 4 out, rallied into 3rd next, no impression when weakened into 4th before the last
chased leaders out wide until lost place and behind 3rd, lost touch 6th, continued tailed off

Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 6 | Away For Slates | 11 | 11 0 | 100 | 532345 | 51 days | M Harris (84 miles) | Kevin Jones | 7/ 1 | 4:44.81 | |
| 2020 | Heavy | 5 | Ouro Branco | 7 | 11 12 | 110 | 9657-14 | 39 days | N Hawke (145 miles) | Kieren Buckley | 7/ 4 | 5:04.30 | |
| 2019 | Soft | 6 | Finnegan's Garden | 10 | 11 0 | 94 | 1-29326 | 11 days | Miss Z Davison (39 miles) | Page Fuller | 5/ 1 | 4:48.00 | |
| 2018 | Heavy | 5 | Clondaw Westie | 7 | 11 5 | 103 | 75-381U | 9 days | Mrs L Hill (104 miles) | David Bass | 6/ 4 | 5:01.27 |