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Brooklands Watches Golden Miller Racing Holman Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m4f21y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-125, 14 runners
Winning time 7m 26.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 24 fences
Result
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled behind pace early - hit front 4th before losing that spot 10th - back in command 12th to 13th then again after 14th - lost advantage 15th - regained control before 2 out - opened up on run-in - kept finding under pressure to score
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Tracked the front group - knocked about three from home - moved into second on the run-in - kept going but unable to trouble the winner
Tom Broughton (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Broke a touch off-line early - settled behind pace - went up to dispute 9th - hit front after and stayed there briefly before being overtaken - regained advantage 13th - overtaken again after 14th - retook command 15th - overtaken again before 2 out - unable to match winner and yielded 2nd near line
Hugh Nugent (3)
Henry Daly
Tracked pace early - hit front 2nd before giving way 4th - kept in touch through mid-race - lost placing before 2 out - battled on late gains to finish 4th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Christian Williams
Settled at back of field early - made progress from 16th - lacked fluency two fences running around 19th - erred four out - up into 4th by last - stayed on without finding more and edged out of 4th near the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled around midfield early - improved into contention by the 19th - pushed along four out and knocked sideways three out - held no more in reserve from two out finishing well held
Sean Bowen
Martin Keighley
Set the pace early - dropped away before the last two - finished well beaten in 7th
Ben Godfrey
Harriet Brown
Rough over jumps early - held up at the back of the field - dropped away and never a factor - well held at the finish
Charlie Maggs (5)
Richard Hobson
Tracked front pack early but scrappy over fences - fading and untidy again three out - eased and pulled up before the second last
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Held up at the back of the field - down in 18th through the contest - eased and taken out of it approaching the third-last
James Turner (5)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Settled around midpack early - pressed on and losing touch by the 19th before dropping right away 4 out - eased out of contention ahead of 3 out
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Held up at the back from the off - dropping further adrift before 3 out - eased and withdrawn ahead of 2 out
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back of the pack early - hit the 5th awkwardly - made progress into the 19th - lost ground after four out and was pulled up before the last two
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Held up at the back - made progress into 4th before blundering at the 19th - pulled up abruptly after the error
Non-runners: Valleres (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
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.