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Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m4f127y, Chase, 5yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 12.52s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back early - made ground into contention from 4 out - moved right to press the pace 2 out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - kept going to the line under pressure
Sean O'Keeffe
W P Mullins
Tracked leading group - untidy over the 13th and 3 out - hit front approaching 2 out - overtaken on run-in and eased across right - battled on to go down by three-quarters of a length
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Drifted right over obstacles early - sluggish over the first two - tracking the pace group - moved into second place at the 4th - couldn't find extra pace 2 out - kept going after the last to finish third
Callum Pritchard (5)
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back - clumsy over a couple of obstacles mid-race - made ground 2 out - moved into 4th close home and kept going
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Drifted right early and fumbled first fence - held towards back - made ground by 13th - unable to threaten front group approaching last - finished with modest late effort
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Up with the front group on the inner - dropped away 4 out - tightened for room after 3 out before angling right and making ground to the last - no headway on the run-in
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Sent to the front early - lost command approaching two out - dropped away steadily to the line
Charlie Maggs (5)
Richard Hobson
Settled just off the pace - moved up to dispute matters 3 out and still involved 2 out - lost momentum in the closing stages
Joe Anderson (3)
Emma Lavelle
Settled around midfield early - blundered at the 2nd and dropped back - made progress approaching 3 out before fading from 2 out
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Settled around midfield - improved into 6th before a mistake at the 13th - fading and blundered two out - pulled up before the 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.