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Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f127y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 27.75s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up towards rear early - improving into contention by 7th - moving smoothly on inner into 3rd approaching 2 out - into 2nd there - level with rival at the last - kicked to front on run-in and soon put daylight between them - finished off strongly
No. 8
5yo, 10-10, OR 131
J: James Reveley · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
James Reveley
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Set the pace early - urged on approaching two out - driven out between the last two - challenged hard at the final fence and yielded close home without a response
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Sat close up early before slipping to third by the 7th - moved back into second heading to the 12th - hit the following obstacle awkwardly - dropped to third 2 out - kept going at an even effort to finish third
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Struggled from early on near the back - slipped to 7th - blundered soon after - improved to a distant 4th late on but not involved in finish
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Sat close up early - dropped back around the 7th - stumbled at the last but kept battling on the rail then finished with a late flourish into 5th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Raced in rear - moved up to chase the front group by 10th - drifted right 4 out and stumbled on touching down at the following fence - dropped away before 2 out
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Handy in third early on inside - blundered at the 5th - moved up to second from 7th to 12th - dropped back to chase the pace before fading out of contention approaching two out
Non-runners: Walking On Air (running in first preference)
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.