13:00
Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f72y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 21.45s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Held a forward position early - hampered at the first - tracked the front group - hit the front 4 out - broke away with the second home turn - pushed out approaching final 2f - kept finding more to win
Harry Bannister
Warren Greatrex
Handy early - hit front 5th - lost lead 4 out - urged into 2nd on home turn and moved ahead of rest - rider lost hold of stick after 2 out - stayed on but unable to reel in winner
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled in the pack - hit trouble three out - pushed along into the turn - moved up to third near the last but well held
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Last of the field - seriously impeded by a horse coming down 3 out and lost ground - kept on without troubling the principals from 2 out
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Went straight to front and drifted right at the opening fence - overtaken 5th but stayed close up - dropped away 4 out and needed driving along - faded from 3 out to finish well held
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled midfield early - moved through on the outside to sit close behind the pace after the 6th - hampered by a poor jump at the 9th and dropped back - needed urging soon after and began to weaken past the 11th - pulled up before two out
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up towards the back - clipped the 10th - dropped away three out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Sat close to front group early - driven for effort - lost touch approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up
Toby Wynne
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved into contention after the 10th - moved into 3rd four out - unseated rider three out with no urging given
Non-runners: Don't Tell Su (self certificate, off feed), Reallyntruthfully (unsuitable ground)
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.