14:45
DragonBet / Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m7f131y, Chase, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 4.20s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Sent clear early - urged along approaching 3 out and clipped that fence - overtaken before 2 out and blundered again - lost front spot before last - fought back to hit the front - stuck on strongly to the line
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled off the front group early - moved through to hit the front approaching 2 out - pushed along and overtaken at the last - stayed on same rate to finish second
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Tracked the front group early before slipping back through midfield by halfway - unsteady at six out - roused to close back onto the main group approaching five out - scrappy over two out but stayed on to finish third
Sean Bowen
Rebecca Curtis
Settled towards the back early - made progress from halfway to close on the front group - pushed along before 3 out and stayed on late to finish 4th
Liam Harrison
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in the pack - dropped away 5 out and driven along before 3 out - kept on steadily from 2 out to finish fifth
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack - pushed along before 4 out - dropped away before 3 out - finished 6th
James Bowen
Mickey Bowen
Held up towards the back and fighting for its head early - slipped further behind by halfway - pressed for effort after 5 out - lost touch 3 out - eased and withdrawn before the final fence
Non-runners: Deep Cave (unsuitable ground), Gyenyame (unsuitable ground), Hoe Joly Smoke (unsuitable ground), Knockanore (unsuitable ground), Neon Moon (unsuitable ground), Snipe (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.