18:30
Murrayshall Country Estate Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 0.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - lost ground in mid-division around the 6th - hit a couple of flat spots at the 9th and 4 out - began making up ground from 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out and quickly opened up - allowed to idle to the line
Alan Doyle (5)
Andrew Hamilton
Settled off the pace - improved into 6th - urged forward after 3 out - moved into second at the last - unable to threaten winner but stayed on to finish 2nd
Jack Power (5)
Lucinda Russell
Settled behind front-runner from 1st - narrowed gap 3 out then pressed for effort - held on for third having found nothing more late
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Took a strong hold early and went straight to the front - opened a big advantage - clipped the 5th and again backed off approaching 3 out - overtaken after 2 out - clumsy at the last and unable to find more - finished 4th
Sean Quinlan
William Young Jnr
Drifted left at the first - dropped to the rear by the 4th - a long way adrift 3 out and finished distanced in 5th
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.