Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

1st

Moroder (IRE) ^b

No. 12

11yo, 10-7, OR 125

J: James Best · T: Seamus Mullins

11 10-7 125

James Best

Seamus Mullins

6:20.00 £36,421

Went straight to front - lost advantage briefly then back in command approaching 4 out - pushed along 3 out - opened daylight 2 out - stayed on strongly to the line

2nd

The Kniphand (FR) ^p

No. 14

7yo, 10-4, OR 125

J: Finn Lambert (3) · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

7 10-4 125

Finn Lambert (3)

Nigel Twiston-Davies

2¾ £16,744

Held midfield spot on the outer - improved with driving as home turn reached - moved into second before last two furlongs - stayed on strongly despite stumbling at final obstacle but couldn't reach leader

3rd

Hymac (IRE) ^tp

No. 7

9yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: Bryan Carver · T: Harry Fry

9 10-12 130

Bryan Carver

Harry Fry

2½ £8,372

Settled towards the back of the pack - improved on the outer three out then briefly asked for effort and lost ground - finished strongly from the final flight to take third

4th

Erne River (IRE) ^b

No. 9

10yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: Charlie Hammond · T: Nick Kent

10 10-12 130

Charlie Hammond

Nick Kent

1½ £4,186

Settled towards the back of the pack - needed encouragement early and losing touch four out - rallied in the closing stages to finish fourth

5th

Weveallbeencaught (IRE) ^p

No. 6

8yo, 11-4, OR 136

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

8 11-4 136

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel Twiston-Davies

5 £2,093

Held up in midfield near rail - urged into contention 4 out but lost ground - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish

6th

Fidelio Vallis (FR)

No. 5

10yo, 11-2, OR 137

J: Alice Stevens (3) · T: Harry Derham

10 11-2 137

Alice Stevens (3)

Harry Derham

¾ £1,043

Tracked the front-runner on the rail - blundered 12th then driven and lost touch approaching two out - held no rally to the last finishing sixth

7th

Twig (GB)

No. 1

10yo, 11-9, OR 146

J: Beau Morgan (5) · T: Ben Pauling

10 11-9 146

Beau Morgan (5)

Ben Pauling

22

Settled towards the back early - nudged along and made ground into the home turn - unable to find more approaching 2 out - finished 7th

8th

Lord Baddesley (IRE) ^t

No. 13

10yo, 10-7, OR 125

J: Ben Godfrey · T: Anthony Honeyball

10 10-7 125

Ben Godfrey

Anthony Honeyball

6

Settled amid the pack early - fighting for control under restraint - driven approaching 4 out but unable to close - well held from there

F

Monte Igueldo (FR) ^tp

No. 8

8yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: James Davies · T: Gary Hanmer

8 10-12 130

James Davies

Gary Hanmer

-

Settled towards the back - departed at the 5th

PU

Undersupervision (IRE) ^v

No. 10

9yo, 10-4, OR 127

J: James Turner (5) · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

9 10-4 127

James Turner (5)

Nigel Twiston-Davies

-

Handy early - hit front 2nd but jumped awkwardly there - driven along and lost lead approaching 4 out - dropped away quickly - eased out of contention before 2 out

PU

Some Scope (GB) ^t

No. 11

7yo, 10-9, OR 127

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Richard Hobson

7 10-9 127

Gavin Sheehan

Richard Hobson

-

Held a midpack spot wide of the field - stumbled at the 11th and slipped towards the back - eased out of contention before four out

PU

White Rhino (IRE)

No. 2

9yo, 11-9, OR 141

J: Henry Brooke · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

9 11-9 141

Henry Brooke

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

-

Held up towards the back - hampered 5th then driven and lost touch 4 out - stopped racing before 2 out