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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f44y, Chase, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 48.89s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Sean Bowen
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Set the pace from the start - drifted left over the second last then again after the final fence - kept finding under pressure to hold on
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Drifted left over fences early - travelled close to the front throughout - pushed along after 3 out - kept battling to the line but narrowly denied
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - made progress three out - squeezed for space entering the home turn then eased left and clipped - tight again on the rails two out - moved into second for a moment and matched strides with the leader - third at the line unable to find more
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
settled in the pack - clumsy at the opening obstacle - improved into contention on the outer 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - unable to quicken from 2 out and stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Callum Pritchard (7)
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back - untidy over the 5th - checked in running at the 8th - pushed along 3 out and made progress 2 out - unable to challenge - finished 5th
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 1st - back marker and awkward again at 3rd and 11th - shaved off deficit late on - well held in 6th
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in midfield - stumbled at 2nd - pushed along and made some progress though needed more before being severely checked 2 out then trailed home in 7th
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Tracked the front group along the rail - awkward jump 6th and again at the following fence - lost touch 3 out - already held when bumped 2 out and trailed home eighth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Handy up with the pace early - stumbled at the 8th and lost ground after three out - beaten a long way when bumped two out
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Sat close behind the front group - holding fourth some 2 1/2 lengths back - came down two out
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - errors at the 8th and 11th - still adrift with 3 to jump before retirement approaching 2 out
Non-runners: Doughmore Bay (self certificate), Jazzy Matty (declared in error)
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.