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Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m7f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 55.44s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Minor bump early - sat just behind pace - moved into second before 4 out - hit front before 3 out - opened daylight before last and pushed out to hold on strongly
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Sat handy behind the front rank - jumped awkwardly at the 10th while pressing for third - moved into second three out on the wide side but drifted left under pressure - kept on at an even effort to finish second
Charlie Todd
Ian Williams
Took up the running - briefly overtaken 5th then back in command by the 8th - nudged forward on the home bend - well ahead approaching 4 out - displaced before 3 out and dropped to third at that fence - faded before the following obstacle to finish well held
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled towards the back early - improved on the inner nearing 4 out - lost momentum after - held on for 4th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Settled in 5th early - improved into 8th before losing ground 5 out - stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled at the back early - clumsy landing 2nd - made gradual progress wide though poor over 11th - driven into 5th approaching home straight before fading out of contention
Kielan Woods
Matt Sheppard
Hesitant at the 1st - up with the front runner - hit the front briefly from 5th to 8th - back in pursuit of the pace-setter - driven after 5 out - dropped to 3rd before the following fence - fell away sharply - well adrift at the finish
Harriet Tucker (7)
Neil Mulholland
Took a strong hold early - settled towards the rear - jinked and lost rider at the 3rd
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.