William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race)

1st

Colonel Harry (IRE) ^t

No. 2

8yo, 11-12, OR 144

J: Gavin Sheehan · T: Jamie Snowden

8 11-12 144

Gavin Sheehan

Jamie Snowden

5:20.53 £43,724

Settled in the pack - minor error at the 10th and less than smooth at the following fence - not jumping cleanly 3 out - moved to the outside and given a squeeze before 2 out - four lengths off the front at the last but a little untidy there - hit the front approaching the final bend - ran on strongly to win

2nd

Gaboriot (FR) ^b

No. 15

9yo, 10-6, OR 124

J: Robert Dunne · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

9 10-6 124

Robert Dunne

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

2 £20,103

Settled in the pack - lost momentum with an untidy jump at the 10th - error 3 out - driven forward from 2 out - 4th as the final bend neared - knocked sideways after that turn - moved into 2nd inside the last 110 yards - stayed on without threatening the winner

3rd

Excello (FR) ^p

No. 8

6yo, 11-0, OR 132

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

6 11-0 132

Nico de Boinville

Nicky Henderson

0.2 £10,056

Held up in the pack - drifted left 5th - not jump cleanly at the 10th or 2 out and soon under pressure - moved up to 2nd after the last but unable to make any dent on the front two - dropped back to 3rd inside the final 110 yards and plugged on at one speed

4th

Mahons Glory (IRE)

No. 7

9yo, 11-3, OR 135

J: Lee Edwards · T: Dylan Cunha

9 11-3 135

Lee Edwards

Dylan Cunha

3¼ £5,024

Took up the running - opened up a sizeable gap after the 4th - error at the 9th trimmed the advantage - drifted left at the 13th and another imperfection at the 14th - swung left 4 out - off the bridle 2 out - caught approaching the final bend and had nothing more to give

5th

Johnnywho (IRE) ^t

No. 1

8yo, 12-0, OR 146

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

8 12-0 146

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

2½ £2,516

Settled midpack early - clipped heels at the third and lost momentum around the tenth - ragged three out - driven approaching two out - still in seventh after the last with no real threat - stayed on at one speed - finished fifth beaten 8 lengths

6th

King Turgeon (FR) ^tp

No. 6

7yo, 11-5, OR 137

J: Jack Tudor · T: David Pipe

7 11-5 137

Jack Tudor

David Pipe

0.3 £1,250

Up with the front group - took off high at the 4th and lacked fluency at the 8th - 3rd at the 12th - 4th and untidy 3 out - driven 2 out and after the last - 5th at the turn for home - nothing more to give and finished 6th

7th

Jet Plane (IRE) ^t

No. 9

9yo, 11-0, OR 132

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

9 11-0 132

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

2 £629

Sat close to front pack early - up to 4th at the 10th - 3rd after an awkward jump 3 out - into 2nd before the last two before the finish flattened out - driven after last then faded to finish 7th well beaten

8th

Frero Banbou (FR)

No. 10

10yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Venetia Williams

10 10-12 130

Charlie Deutsch

Venetia Williams

4¼ £315

Sat close behind pace early - up to 2nd by 12th - driven and slipped back before 2 out - faded to finish 8th

9th

White Rhino (IRE)

No. 4

9yo, 11-9, OR 141

J: Sean Bowen · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

9 11-9 141

Sean Bowen

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

6½

Struggled to hold a position from the off - knocked about at the third fence - stood off awkwardly at the following obstacle - well adrift by the thirteenth - no impression on the leaders from three out - kept plodding home late but finished ninth well beaten

10th

Bleu D'enfer (FR) ^tp

No. 13

7yo, 10-10, OR 128

J: Brian Hughes · T: Donald McCain

7 10-10 128

Brian Hughes

Donald McCain

6½

Held up towards the back - clipped heels early on and untidy over a later obstacle - knocked sideways 4 out - still down in 9th 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - held on for same effort to the line

F

Seddon (IRE)

No. 5

12yo, 11-3, OR 138

J: Alex Harvey (3) · T: John C McConnell

12 11-3 138

Alex Harvey (3)

John C McConnell

-

Sat close to the front pair - came down at the third

F

Our Power (IRE) ^p

No. 3

10yo, 11-7, OR 142

J: Dylan Johnston (3) · T: Sam Thomas

10 11-7 142

Dylan Johnston (3)

Sam Thomas

-

Settled towards the back of the field - came down at the third fence

F

Nocte Volatus (GB) ^t

No. 11

10yo, 10-12, OR 130

J: Stan Sheppard · T: Tom Lacey

10 10-12 130

Stan Sheppard

Tom Lacey

-

Held up towards the back - stumbled and knocked sideways at the 3rd - fell at the 11th

F

Happy And Fine (FR) ^p

No. 16

8yo, 10-5, OR 123

J: Kielan Woods · T: Alex Hales

8 10-5 123

Kielan Woods

Alex Hales

-

Sat close to the pace early - blundered second before another error tenth - still in contention in 6th-7th when fell four out

PU

Vintage Fizz (GB)

No. 14

8yo, 10-6, OR 124

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Jedd O'Keeffe

8 10-6 124

Sam Twiston-Davies

Jedd O'Keeffe

-

Held up towards the back - suffered a heavy knock at the third then lost fluency at the following obstacle - soon eased and pulled up

PU

Mount Tempest (IRE) ^b

No. 12

8yo, 10-10, OR 128

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Sophie Leech

8 10-10 128

Ciaran Gethings

Sophie Leech

-

Held up towards the back - driven to keep tempo but faltered - blundered at the 10th - pulled up before the 12th

UR

If Not For Dylan (IRE) ^t

No. 17

10yo, 10-2, OR 118

J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

10 10-2 118

Patrick Wadge

Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

-

Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back by the 10th - under pressure with little response before being knocked from the saddle 4 out