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Prestige Developments John Bigg 'Oxo' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m3f189y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-140, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 4.37s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Tracked front group early - moved into second after the 9th - hit the front approaching the 12th - pushed clear two out - driven out before the last - held on under pressure to prevail
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled in the pack early - urged into 3rd approaching the 13th - asked for effort 3 out - finished strongly to take 2nd but couldn't get to the winner
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Set the pace early - dropped to second at the 12th - sat close up through the race - urged forward on the home turn - drifted right two out then unable to reel in winner and edged out for second place late - finished third
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton
Held up at the back - improved into 4th after the third-last then driven approaching two out - unable to find more and held on for 4th
Harry Atkins (7)
Dan Skelton
Held up in the pack - stumbled at the opening fence - pushed along three out then dropped away
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Sat close to the front early - hit trouble at the 9th and slipped back before another mistake at the 11th - lost touch soon after and came home a well-held last
Non-runners: Light N Strike (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.