15:35
JenningsBet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 23.07s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Handy early - edged in front approaching 8th and moved smoothly clear before drifting right at the 12th - urged forward two out - driven to keep pace as rival ranged up last - battled hard under pressure on the run-in - prevailed by the narrowest of margins
Jonathan Burke
Hughie Morrison
Held up towards back of pack - made ground into contention by 10th - driven approaching 3 out - moved into second at 2 out - still fighting at the last - battled winner up the run-in but couldn't find more and beaten a neck
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - shared the front from the 8th - settled in second by the 9th - pressed for effort 3 out - slipped to third 2 out - lost touch with the front two approaching the final fence but stayed on for a distant third
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled towards the back early - improved into mid-pack by the 9th - up with the front group by the 12th - lost touch three out - stayed on same pace from two out to finish fourth
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Restrained at the back - bumped on two occasions early on and made a bad error at the 7th to fall away to last - finished 5th
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
Held a forward spot early travelling wide - eased back into the pack - lost touch and toiling in 12th - eventually taken out of contention approaching three from home
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Restrained towards the back - veered left and clattered a neighbour at the first - brushed the identical opponent at the third before making contact again at the fifth - well adrift 3 out - lurched left with a serious blunder 2 out - shortly pulled up
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Just in front early - overtaken 8th and dropped away soon after - blundered 11th - well behind when pulled up after 12th
Non-runners: High Treason (travel problems)
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.