15:30
63rd Badger Beer Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 3m1f30y, Chase, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 12.65s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Callum Pritchard (7)
Sam Thomas
Fenced soundly early - went forward and dictated from the front - clipped 14th - opened up alone from 4 out - kept finding through the finish to win unopposed
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Sat third behind two out in front - clipped 10th - promoted to second after being impeded when a rival came down four out - stumbled at the following obstacle - held no prospect of catching the winner
Gavin Sheehan
Anthony Honeyball
Held up towards rear - severely disrupted by a casualty at the 16th and again hampered by another at 4 out - kept on to finish 3rd - always well held
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Held up in 6th early on the rail - improved to 5th approaching the 16th - up into 4th but hampered by a fallen horse 4 out - unable to get on terms and finished 4th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the rear early - improved into midfield by the 15th and up to 4th soon after - checked when a rival came down 4 out costing the position - dropped away before the finish
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Held up in mid-division early - checked when rival came down 16th - unable to regain rhythm after - eased away from the action late
Tom Bellamy
David Pipe
Sat behind leader with a gap to the remainder - came down 4 out
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held up in 4th - came down at the 16th
Ben Jones
Anthony Charlton
Struggled for pace from the outset - dropped to the back of the field - fell away with no real involvement - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Struggling in rear from the off and detached for much of the trip - severely impeded by a felling incident at the 16th - retired before 3 out
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.