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Buy At Irish Bloodstock Sales Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m1f30y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-135, 6 runners
Winning time 7m 1.09s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences 2 omitted
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held up towards the back - drifted right and dropped a spot at the 3rd - made progress from the 11th - pushed along four out - hit the front two out and kept going to the line
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
In front early - handy before dropping to second at the 9th - knocked about at the 15th - drifted close to the guide rail soon after - still holding claims two out - unable to reel in winner in the straight
Micheal Nolan
Seamus Mullins
Wandered right early - hit front at 1st - knocked sideways at 15th - lost advantage 2 out and beaten into 3rd
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Raced up with the front group wide - dropped away approaching 7th - rallied back into third but hampered by a mistake with no real threat 2 out - stayed on to finish fourth
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Settled towards the back with untidy leaps early - made headway to close on leaders 4th before dropping back - rallied to push into contention 7th - toiling by 13th - well beaten from there
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sat close to the front pair early - moved into second then third before slipping back through the order and losing touch before 4 out - trailing badly when pulled up approaching 2 out
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.