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Betfair Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m1f56y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 48.12s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Went in front early - settled just behind the pacesetter - pushed into contention two out - edged wide with encouragement and kept responding up the run-in to get up close home
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Went straight to command from the off - lost the advantage for a moment at the first before regaining it - challenged hard from two out and battled on driven out up the run-in - caught close home and unable to find more
Darragh O'Keeffe
M F Morris
Sat 3rd early - urged forward with five to jump then driven and losing touch approaching 2 out - dropped away late well beaten in 3rd
Sean Bowen
Gordon Elliott
Settled at the rear early - improved into 13th mid-race - moved up into 4th on the run-in but well adrift of the front three
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled towards rear early - improved into 4th around the 6th but soon toiled for effort before 2 out - dropped away and finished well beaten
Micheal Nolan
Seamus Mullins
Held a share of 4th early - eased back through the pack to 6th before slipping towards the rear by the 13th - well held from there to the finish - came home last of all beaten a long way
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.