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L&R Pest Control Services Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f15y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 27.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Brian Hughes
Nicky Henderson
Set the pace throughout - untidy at the 7th - surrendered advantage at the last before fighting back to the front - kept on well to score
Jamie Hamilton
Micky Hammond
Held handy early - tracking the front pack from 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - roused approaching the final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second close home
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Settled at the back - errors at the 2nd and 8th - pressed from 3 out - moved up to second on the home turn - hit the front at the last before being overtaken - kept on but the winner had the measure of it near the line - dropped to third on the run-in
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Settled in the pack early - hit the 6th awkwardly - made ground on the front-runner by the 9th - blundered two out - lost touch off the home bend - dropped away after the last
Kevin Brogan
Ben Haslam
Settled towards the back - blundered two out and lost touch - dropped away before the turn and finished well beaten
Craig Nichol
Sandy Thomson
Held up handy early wide off the rail - briefly disputed second - lost touch entering second loop - well beaten from 2 out home
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.