16:10
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m7f86y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 9.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled towards the back on the outer - made ground before 5 out - pressed leaders 3 out - hit front last - drifted left close home - kept on to win
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Sat behind the pace early - moved into second by the 8th and hit the 10th awkwardly - hit the front 4 out - drifted left before being overtaken at the last - shifted right on the run-in - stayed on but had to settle for second beaten a length and a half
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Settled in the pack towards the back - moved into 4th 3 out then 3rd 2 out - no match for leading two at the finish
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled behind pace early - hit front 3rd but lost advantage 4 out - dropped away late to finish 4th
Freddie Gingell (3)
Paul Nicholls
Settled among the tail-enders early - pushed along around the 6th - hesitant leap ten out - lost ground with five to jump - toiling badly from four out then pulled up before three out
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Set the pace to the 3rd - tracked the front-runner into the 8th - dropped away past the 13th - eased right out of contention before being pulled up approaching 3 out
Non-runners: Hillcrest (self certificate), Menaggio (self certificate)
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.