14:05
BetGoodwin Southern National Handicap Chase
Class 3, 3m3f149y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 9 runners
Winning time 7m 21.06s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Freddie Gordon (5)
Chris Gordon
Held a midfield position early - improved into contention by the 17th - tracking the front-runner approaching four out - urged forward before three out - stayed on to narrow the gap late - got up in the last strides to score
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Sent to front early - drifting left over obstacles - opened up advantage after the 10th - lost fluency 2 out needing urging - advantage narrowed and stumbled at the last - overtaken on the run-in with no response left
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held a forward position early - dropped back rounding the home bend then rallied under pressure approaching the last - finished third without getting on terms
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards the back - roused before 3 out - kept battling but always short of the front runners
Callum Pritchard (7)
Richard Hobson
Settled midfield in the pack early - hampered fluency 16th - driven from three out but unable to find any headway from before the second last - finished well held in 5th
James Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up towards the back early - crept into contention from 4 out - into 3rd approaching 3 out under pressure - unable to close 2 out - dropped away over the final stretch to finish 6th
Chris Ward (3)
Deborah Cole
Held up early - stumbled 3rd and lost fluency 4th - into the pack by 13th - driven but faded before 4 out and well held late
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Tracked the front group early - clipped 15th before being asked for effort approaching 4 out - faded steadily to finish well beaten
Lilly Pinchin
Charlie Longsdon
Sat close up early - urged to keep place after 15th but slipped back - well beaten from 4 out - finished 9th
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.