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Coral John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Formerly Known As The Berkshire) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m3f187y, Chase, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 2.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Disputed pace early - went to front 5th - stumbled 8th - drifted left approaching 3 out - opened up 2 out - edged left and margin narrowed late but held on
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Tracked front pack early - driven forward after 12th - hampered rhythm 3 out - moved into second after that - kept responding to the line but couldn't reel in winner
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled just off the front group early - made ground into 12th - urged forward after 3 out but couldn't threaten - dropped away to finish third
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Set the pace to 5th - sat behind leader after - urged into contention before 4 out - dropped back into 4th and faded home
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - made ground into contention 4 out but hit the deck and lost momentum 3 out - dropped away steadily from 2 out
Sean Bowen
Charlie Longsdon
Sat behind the front group early - stumbled and dropped a spot by the 4th and again soon after - urged into rhythm by the 11th but found little - dropped right out - pulled up before 4 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.