Betfair Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

1st

L'eau Du Sud (FR) ^t

No. 2

6yo, 11-7, OR 151

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

6 11-7 151

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

4:08.26 £56,950

Settled behind pace early - up with front group by third then shared second spot - held third from 7th - moved onto the pacesetter's heels after 4 out - a length off the front 3 out - met trouble 2 out and driven forward - hit the front soon after and asserted - kept up strong finish to prevail

2nd

Touch Me Not (IRE)

No. 5

5yo, 11-7, OR 147

J: Jordan Gainford · T: Gordon Elliott

5 11-7 147

Jordan Gainford

Gordon Elliott

3¾ £21,370

Went straight to front - clouted the 6th badly - lost lead soon after but stayed handy - regained command before 9th - put under pressure three out and overtaken approaching last - driven but couldn't find more on run-in

3rd

Down Memory Lane (IRE)

No. 1

6yo, 11-7, OR 149

J: Mark Walsh · T: Gordon Elliott

6 11-7 149

Mark Walsh

Gordon Elliott

4¼ £10,700

Settled towards the back - fumbled 3rd fence - made headway before 3 out to move into third then stayed on without troubling the leading two

4th

Soul Icon (GB) ^t

No. 4

7yo, 11-7, OR 140

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Keiran Burke

7 11-7 140

Gavin Sheehan

Keiran Burke

30 £5,330

Handy early - went in front 7th before being overtaken approaching 9th - settled second and stayed close - slipped to third after 4 out - fell away 3 out to finish well held in 4th