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bet365 Frodon Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f68y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 12.63s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - moved into second 7th - upped alongside the pacesetter 4 out - edged ahead 3 out - forged the advantage before 2 out - opened up before the last - stayed on strongly to score
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Set the pace early - opened a big advantage after the 4th - margin shortened by the 9th - rivals came alongside 4 out then pushed ahead approaching 3 out - lost touch with the eventual winner from that point - urged along before the last - stayed on without troubling the winner up the straight
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Held up towards the back - hit the first and then again at the 7th - lost touch from 4 out - well beaten before 3 out - stayed on for a distant finish
Gavin Sheehan
Henry De Bromhead
Settled at the back early - jumped awkwardly at the 2nd and again 10th - lost touch from 12th - well beaten before 4 out
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
Held up at the back throughout - detached by the 12th - eased out of contention approaching four out
Craig Nichol
Paul Robson
Sat close up early - dropped away from 7th and faded through 12th - well beaten and pulled up before 4 out
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell
Near the head of affairs early on - settled third soon after - dropped back and needed encouragement by the 6th - well adrift from the 8th - beaten a long way from the 12th before being pulled up ahead of 4 out with a nosebleed
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.