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Nick And Valda Embiricos Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m1f157y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 3 runners
Winning time 7m 22.95s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Lorcan Williams
Paul Nicholls
Fenced neatly early - sat close to the front-runner - hit the front approaching the 12th - pulled away from 3 out for a comfortable win
Ellis Collier (5)
Evan Williams
Drifted right early over fences - held up in third off the leader - pressed for effort between the last two - moved into clear second before the final fence but well held at the line
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Front until a serious stumble on touching down at the 11th unseated the lead - no hope of matching the winner from 3 out - dropped to a distant third before the last
Non-runners: Tropical Speed (self certificate)
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.