14:55
Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1, 3m3f71y, Chase, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 7m 21.32s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences 3 omitted
Result
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled towards the back early - hit the 2nd - began to close the gap steadily from the 13th - hesitant at the 16th - urged forward 2 out - closing on the front-runners into the home turn - sent on to hit the front before the last - drew away impressively on the run-in
Gavin Sheehan
Thomas Mullins
Settled towards the back early - drifted left at the 3rd - much to make up when driven after 3 out - responded to urging and made ground before 2 out - shifted left approaching the last - kept on well up the run-in to snatch second close home
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Set the early gallop - shared command from 7th before drifting right at the 16th - lost command 3 out - shifted course after 2 out and pushed along into the home turn - held on at one gait to the finish - beaten into 3rd
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled behind pace early - stumbled at 9th - moved into second spot approaching 3 out - cleared 2 out fluently to hit front - came under pressure into home turn - overtaken shortly before the last - responded again on run-in to finish 4th
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Up with the pace - jumped poorly 3rd - moved up to share 7th and jumped poorly 11th - took over 3 out - passed 2 out - fell away going into the home bend and blundered at the last - came home 5th beaten 12¾ lengths
Chad Bament (7)
Anthony Honeyball
Held up in the pack - clumsy in 11th and unsettled 3 out - pushed along but unable to close from 2 out - beaten well into 6th
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Settled with the pack early - improved into contention after the 15th and pushed along in decent shape approaching 3 out - lost momentum after 2 out and dropped away to finish seventh
Harriet Tucker (7)
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back of the pack early - drifted right at the 10th - slipped further back and toiling by the 12th - scratchy over the fences from the 15th - far adrift 3 out and could not land a blow
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early - faded from the pack at the 16th and slipped toward the back by 3 out - far adrift when pulled up after 2 out
Paddy Hanlon (5)
David Pipe
Settled at the back early - hit the third and again at the 7th and 10th - dropped away with no prospect of featuring - pulled up before the last
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.