13:00
Richard Davis Memorial Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 8.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at back early - urged forward and moved right before the 10th - made ground into the last - stayed on strongly while edging left - battled with the second before getting up in the final strides
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled towards back early - progressed steadily to move up 2 out - edged in front approaching last - pushed along and jostled near the line - fought on gamely with winner - caught in final strides for second
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack - awkward three out then pushed along - made ground into last - unable to match front-runners in the closing stages finishing third
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Raced up eagerly early and moved to front - opened daylight before 2nd - two lengths to the good at 10th - challenged and lost command 2 out - pushed along soon after - still in contention approaching last - weakened quickly after that to finish fourth
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Tracked pace-setter early - dropped back at the 4th - stumbled and threw rider at the 8th
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.