15:12
Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 2m5f89y, Chase, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 25.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Harry Cobden
Gavin Cromwell
Awkward in preliminaries - settled towards the back - good progress sweeping through from 4 out - up with the front pair 2 out - hit the front at the last - pressed right into a competitor on the run-in before asserting decisively
Shane Fenelon (5)
Mickey Bowen
Handy early - in front from 5th - knocked sideways 4 out - driven on before 2 out - overtaken by a whisker at the last - jostled again on the run-in but battled to the finish 2nd beaten 5 lengths
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Sent to front early - lost command at the 5th - held place close to new pacesetter - drifted right approaching 4 out - driven from 3 out and kept going until fading just before the last
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - made ground before 4 out - shared 3rd spot 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and kept battling but couldn't threaten leaders
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - into midfield after the 7th - made headway three out - up to 5th two out but found little under pressure to finish 5th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled in the pack - made progress approaching 3 out - driven before 2 out and kept on without threatening - well held in 6th
Gavin Sheehan
Emma Lavelle
Settled midfield - driven up 3 out - blundered 2 out and dropped away - finished seventh
Jack Tudor
Mrs Sara V Bradstock
Held up in the middle of the pack towards the wide side - improved into 3rd 4 out - urged for effort 3 out then faded meekly - finished well beaten in 8th
Jordan Gainford
Ross O'Sullivan
Tracked the pace-setters early - urged forward four out - slid steadily backward through the closing stages to finish ninth well beaten
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up towards the back - travelled on the outer - always short of contention
Adam Wedge
Mickey Bowen
Tracked the front group early - driven for effort in mid-race - dropped away before 3 out - eventually well held in 11th
Jack Hogan
Gary Hanmer
Held a midfield berth early - clipped the first fence then needed urging and dropped away rapidly approaching three out - eased down and pulled up before the following obstacle
Danny McMenamin
Dianne Sayer
Tracked leading group early - dropped away rapidly to 9th - toiling from 4 out - pulled up
Jonathan Burke
Thomas Gibney
Settled in the pack - moved closer after the 7th - under pressure and dropping away after 4 out - retired before 2 out
Harry Atkins (7)
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - bumped at the 8th and nudged to keep in touch - dropped out and retired before 3 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.