16:05
William Hill Extra Places With BOG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m1f, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 27.47s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences 8 omitted
Result
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Handy in the pack early - hit front 11th - reached the last turn and pushed along - lost advantage briefly - back in command in the straight - kept going to the line
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back early - hit fence 5th and again 9th and 10th - made progress after that - moved into contention on the final turn - hit the front skipping the last - pushed out but caught in the closing stages - kept going to the line
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards the back early - made ground into contention after the 11th - pressed the leaders around the home turn - into 3rd but outpaced approaching the last then stayed on for 3rd
Darragh O'Keeffe
David Kenneth Budds
Tracked the front group early - hesitant at first fence - lost place on final turn - stayed on into 4th late
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Handy early - hit front 2nd - lost advantage 11th - pressed into final turn - lost pace soon after - held 4th before losing place near last - dropped away late finishing 5th
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
In front early - close up before fading after the 7th - dropped away past the 11th - finished far off the pace
Patrick M O'Brien
William Durkan
Handy in the pack early - dropped back and hit the fence at the 4th - rallied a bit on the outer at the 6th - blundered again at the 10th and began to weaken - dropped away completely from there to finish last home
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.