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bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m45y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 1.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Brian Hughes
Patrick Neville
Handy early - hit the front 4th and asserted before being pushed out from 2 out - kept finding to win
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled towards rear of front group - moved out around 6th - up into second before 4 out - couldn't reach winner from 2 out but stayed on well
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Away poorly and settled towards the back - lost touch 11th - moved left and made progress 3 out - up into third 2 out - closed on the runner-up late - stayed on but couldn't reach winner
Joe Anderson
Emma Lavelle
Settled towards back early - clipped a fence 8th and again 12th - improved into contention 15th - up to second approaching 4 out - caught 3 out - down the field into 4th without threatening from 2 out
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace until the 4th - up with the front group - driven inside the 15th - struggling before 4 out and a long way back 2 out
Sean Flanagan
M F Morris
not the cleanest at the obstacles early on - travelling with the pace - lost touch before 4 out - dropped right away from 3 out and held on for sixth
Non-runners: Grey Dawning (unsuitable ground)
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.