14:03
Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m110y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 2.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Tracked front group early - blundered two out and driven on - kept finding under pressure to hit front close home
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Held up early - hit a fence in mid-division and again two out after moving into 4th - pushed along on the run home and stayed on strongly - claimed runner-up spot close to the line
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Settled just off the front group - moved up to second before dropping to fifth - hit the front on the home turn - drew alongside 2 out under pressure - edged in front close home - stayed on at one gear finishing third
James Best
Joanne Thomason-Murphy
Settled midfield - stumbled 6th - improved into contention home turn - up to 2nd 4 out - urged forward 3 out - shared advantage 2 out - edged in front briefly at the last - driven out on the run-in - overtaken close home and faded to finish fourth
Robert Dunne
Charles & Adam Pogson
Set the pace early - drifted right over fences and gave way at the front by the 3rd though stayed close up - dropped away before 4 out - well held from there
Joe Anderson (3)
Stephen Allen
Handy early - hit front 3rd - overtaken at home turn - eased back through field from 3 out to finish sixth
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort three out - found nothing thereafter - well held in seventh
Non-runners: Glajou (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.