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Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m5f56y, Chase, 5yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 8m 33.95s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 31 fences
Result
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - made steady progress to move up with the front group heading into the straight - pressed on the bridle up the run-in - eased into the advantage inside the final furlong to score
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled midpack on the rail early - improved into contention 3rd - slipped back a fraction 24th - regrouped in 4th with work left 2 out - finished well up the straight - edged into second inside the last furlong but couldn't get up
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Held up at the back early - improved through the pack by the 16th and fluffed the 23rd - made progress from the 26th to lead by 4 out - pressed for advantage and in with a shout entering the straight - lost second place close to home - finished third
James Best
Martin Keighley
Bumped early - sat close to pace before hitting front 4th to 6th - back in command 20th - urged on approaching last - collared and unable to find more in final furlong finishing fourth
Sam Twiston-Davies
Denis Paul Murphy
Sat close to the front pair on the rail - drifted right at the 1st - clipped the 3rd and blundered back through the pack by the 5th - regained some ground on the inside by the 22nd - still 5th at the finish but unable to close late
Richie McLernon
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midfield early - checked stride and slipped backward after error at the 25th - found some late response up the run-in but always held
Danny Gilligan (3)
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the back markers - stumbled 12th - kept going on the run-in - finished 7th beaten 15¾ lengths
Ciaran Gethings
Stuart Edmunds
Settled behind front pair - clipped fence 26th - losing ground and brushed against rail approaching 2 out - well held at the finish
Jonathan Burke
Gavin Cromwell
Set the pace early before yielding it briefly at the 4th - back in front from the 6th - gave up the advantage at the 20th - tracked the pacesetter from there - fumbled the fence at the 25th - dropped from second four out - faded from two out to finish ninth
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Improved into midfield around 5th - dropped away turning for home at the 24th - drifted towards the back and unable to close from there - finished well beaten in 10th
Mr R James (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - lost touch three out - eventually beaten a long way home
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Struggled for pace from the off - stayed at the back of the field throughout - well held at the finish
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled at the back from the outset - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Settled at the back of the field early - lost touch with the pack through the race - finished well adrift in 14th
Thomas Journiac (3)
D Cottin
Settled in the pack early - hampered when another runner came down and lost jockey at the 3rd - unseated as a result
Non-runners: Gevrey (vet's certificate)
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.