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BeatWright: Beat The Wright Way Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m1f44y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 24.98s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Made the running - displaced 5th - up with the pace in behind the front-runner - back in front 3 out - soon surrendered advantage and asked for effort - held 2nd position on the home bend - closed to challenge approaching the last - gained the upper hand inside the final 100 yards and stayed on strongly to win
Ben Jones
Sheila Lewis
Settled towards the back early - improved into 4th by the 13th - moved up on the pack 4 out - hit the front after 3 out - driven out on the home turn and pushed clear - came back at the front-runner near the last - overtaken close home and could find no more - finished second beaten 3 lengths
Freddie Keighley (7)
Martin Keighley
Handy early behind the leading duo though not jumping cleanly - fumbled one fence in fourth - driven on after three out - kept going at same speed to the finish
Rex Dingle
Emma Lavelle
Settled handy on the wide side - moved into second before the 2nd - hit the front at the 5th - lost command 3 out and driven along before fading fast
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Held up towards the back - fumbled 2nd and dropped away by 13th - far off the pace 4 out - eventually finished 5th
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.