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Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 2m3f85y, Chase, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 44.51s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled handy early - hit front after 1st before giving it up after 3rd - stayed in pursuit from 5th - regained command 4 out - opened daylight 2 out - strolled home unchallenged
Tom Broughton (5)
Nick Kent
Front early - passed after the 1st - up with the pace - errors at the 9th and 10th and a bad jump at the 11th - lost ground approaching 4 out before rallying to dispute approaching 2 out - stuck on from the last but well held by the winner
Peter Kavanagh
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled behind the front pack - dropped back in third then rallied approaching 4 out - stayed on at one speed from 2 out to finish third
Sean Bowen
Deborah Cole
Up with the front group - took over at a good clip after the 3rd - pulled away by the 5th - margin trimmed after the 7th - passed 4 out and had nothing left from 2 out
Danny McMenamin
Ann Hamilton
Drifted right early - settled towards the back - made steady progress into contention by the 11th - driven approaching 3 out but found little after drifting right again and finished 5th
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back early - hit a fence four out - lost touch soon after and dropped away to finish sixth
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.