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Thank You Dan Wardlow Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f198y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 31.86s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Sat behind the pace early - edged in front two out under pressure - fought off a determined rival in the closing stages - dug in to prevail
Ben Bromley (5)
S R B Crawford
Set the pace from the start - clipped the 14th - pushed along before 2 out and lost the front by a whisker - fought back to close hard on the winner up the run-in - denied by the smallest margin
Jonathan England
Sam England
Held up at the back - dropped further back after 2nd - scrappy leap 11th - moved up into 3rd after 14th - met a fence hard 3 out then stayed on without threatening the front
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Sat behind leading two early - driven for effort and slipped back after the 14th - remained back in the pack to the finish
Conor O'Farrell
Micky Hammond
Settled towards the back - came down at the second
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.