15:02
Peter Black 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 7.21s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 fences
Result
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled midpack early - scrappy over 10th - pushed along to close on pace 3 out - shared front spot looking strongest - flew last and asserted alone - stayed on strongly to the line
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Handy early - pushed into a share of front running before 3 out then under pressure - stayed on into last but hit it a touch awkward - overtaken and finished second best near finish
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back early - nudged along with modest progress before 3 out where hampered slightly and up into third approaching last - unable to threaten leaders on the run-in
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Drifted right early while pulling hard - shared front spot then went clear before 10th - pressed and asked for effort before 3 out and edged right again - quickly overtaken and left behind by the front group - lost touch nearing the last - finished fourth well beaten
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Set to race handy - fenced awkwardly left at the 1st and hampered at the 2nd - dropped towards the back soon after - given encouragement before 3 out but unable to close before the last - well held at the finish
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
settled in the pack - nudged along and edged forward before falling back to fifth approaching 3 out - soon lost touch - eventually finished sixth
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Shared front spot early - stumbled slightly 7th and pushed along before losing command by 10th - dropped away before 3 out
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled in the pack - jumped awkwardly and lost rider at the 2nd
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.