15:13
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m7f214y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 7.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 fences 8 omitted
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Charlie Longsdon
Set the pace throughout - untidy over 6th and pushed along having gone around the last - kept finding more to the line
Adam Wedge
Christian Williams
Held up towards back - error 6th and again following fence - kept going having been outpaced 2 out - moved into second late - held by winner at the line
James Davies
Nigel Hawke
Shared front spot early - stayed handy through the middle stages - pushed along around the last turn - moved into second passing three out - still holding a shot approaching the final obstacle - couldn't land a blow on the winner in the closing stages and edged out for the place
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Settled in the pack - improved to challenge and up to 3rd approaching 2 out - couldn't quite reach the front pair - edged out of 3rd near the line to finish 4th
Paul O'Brien
Pam Sly
Settled in the pack - pushed along to move through before 3 out from towards the rear - stayed on late without threatening the leaders
Harry Cobden
Lucy Wadham
Held up in the pack - pushed along on the final turn and found little heading to 2 out - unable to threaten the front-runners
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Held up early - made headway into 3rd then hit trouble at 4th and again at 6th - dropped away 4 out - finished well held in 7th
Tom Bellamy
Emma Lavelle
Held a forward position early - pressed for effort three out - lost touch approaching two out - dropped away to finish eighth
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
Sat close behind front group early - moved into second after 6th - held that spot without threatening before fading late to finish 9th
Tom Broughton (5)
Nick Kent
Settled in the pack early - dropped back after a poor jump second then went to the rear with a mistake at the fourth - well adrift by the final bend and beaten a long way home
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up at the back - stumbled at the 2nd - pulled up soon after
Non-runners: Ladronne (withdrawn), Whosmydaddy (travel problems)
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.