13:45
EBC Group Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 2m3f200y, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 58.58s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Settled off the pace in the pack - made ground into 10th - moved up strongly two out - hit the front before the last - drifted left on the run-in - kept on under pressure to win
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Shared front spot early before going clear after the 2nd - stumbled at the 8th - ran wide two out and stumbled again - pressed for effort soon after - overtaken before the final fence - eased across right approaching the line and kept battling to the finish
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled just behind the pace - stumbled and dropped back 11th - urged forward after 3 out - shifted right approaching 3 out - closed strongly nearing 2 out - moved into third by the last - finished well to just miss second
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back on the inside - made progress from 11th - squeezed for space after two out and darted left then right - dropped a place approaching the last - stayed on to finish fourth
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Shared the front spot until before the 3rd - remained close up through the middle stages before being pressed for effort approaching 2 out - dropped to 5th and found little from there to the last
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Struggled for fluency near the back - urged into contention 9th and edged forward outside before stumbling 3 out - soon dropped away to finish sixth
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Shared front spot to 3rd - pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away soon after - lost more ground before 2 out - scrappy over last then well held
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled off the pace in the pack - briefly improved to 11th before dropping back four out - faded steadily approaching two out to finish well beaten
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Went straight to front early - stumbled slightly at 2nd and dropped away - well adrift from the middle stages - finished well beaten in last
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.