Kalahari King 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)

1st

Lump Sum (FR)

No. 4

7yo, 11-2, OR 146

J: Dylan Johnston (3) · T: Sam Thomas

7 11-2 146

Dylan Johnston (3)

Sam Thomas

4:03.85 £6,337

Sat close behind the front-runner - asked for effort after three out - hit the front two out and quickly opened up daylight - stayed on strongly to the line

2nd

Jax Junior (GB) ^t

No. 1

6yo, 11-5, OR 136

J: Tom Cannon · T: Lucy Wadham

6 11-5 136

Tom Cannon

Lucy Wadham

16 £2,916

Set the pace early - cleared the third-last cleanly and driven forward - lost the front two out - unable to live with winner's turn of foot - allowed to coast home finishing second

3rd

Vanderpoel (IRE)

No. 5

6yo, 11-5, OR 128

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

6 11-5 128

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

9 £1,458

Sat behind leading two early - clumsy at 1st and scrappy again at 3rd - driven yet outpaced approaching 2 out

4th

Junker D'allier (FR) ^t

No. 2

6yo, 11-5, OR 127

J: James Bowen · T: Olly Murphy

6 11-5 127

James Bowen

Olly Murphy

4 £730

Held up towards the back - clipped 6th - driven approaching four out then dropped away

5th

Largy Belter (IRE) ^ht

No. 3

5yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

5 11-5 –

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

15 £364

Held up at back - blundered at the first and stumbled at the second - driven forward from the 8th - well beaten by the third from home