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Port Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 1m7f133y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 59.87s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Craig Nichol
Brian Ellison
Sat close to the pace early - moved into second before 3 out - asked for effort and hit front on the home turn - driven out on the run-in and kept finding more - won comfortably
Jonathan England
Sam England
Held up in the pack - nudged for momentum 4 out after dropping back - moved into 3rd from 3 out - up with the front runner on the home turn - plugged on but unable to reel in the winner - finished 2nd
Danny McMenamin
Sandy Thomson
Awkward first fence - settled behind the pace-setters in second - faded and needed urging before 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - found more before the last - kept going to the finish - never able to challenge the leading two
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Went straight to front - driven approaching final bend and lost lead - fell back soon after - well held by the finish
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Held up handy early - blundered 2nd and dropped back - settled third - faded from 2 out to finish 5th
Harry Reed
Tim Reed
Held up towards the back - still towards the back in 7th - lost jockey four out
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.