14:20
Hine Solicitors Talking Sense Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 1m7f199y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 4.53s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held a midpack position - jumped awkwardly 7th - travelling comfortably behind the front group with two to jump - asked for effort into the home turn - shifted left before the last then found another gear - ran on strongly to hit the front on the run-in
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Handy early - improved from outer after 3 out - urged along after 2 out - stayed on into second up the run-in - narrowly missed out for the win
Jonathan Burke
Martin Hassett
Settled in the pack early - lost ground briefly around the 6th before making progress by the 8th - travelling well behind the front group heading into 3 out - driven up to dispute the front after 2 out where slightly untidy - still there and pushing at the last - held on for third without further improvement
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley
Tracked front-runner early - driven into command after second-last before pressed for effort around the home bend - stumbled at the final flight allowing rival back upsides - weakened close home to finish fourth
Liam Harrison
Kerry Lee
Handy in the leading group - pushed along after 2 out and still holding a shot but hit the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Samuel Drinkwater
Settled towards the back of the pack - scrappy over the 5th - lurched right at the 7th - stood off too far 3 out - pushed along and struggled to go with rivals after the second-last - dropped away before the final fence
Sean Bowen
Gordon Elliott
Up with the pace - serious blunder 3 out dropped it well back and in trouble 2 out - faded to finish 7th
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back - clumsy at the 2nd and 8th - driven on after 3 out - unable to make further gains from 2 out and beaten into 8th
Richard Deegan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled at the back early - jumped awkwardly at the 6th - never involved and finished a well-beaten 9th
Harry Reed
William de Best-Turner
Set the pace early - opened a big margin by the 2nd - clipped the 4th - gap narrowed by the 5th - dropped away fast once overtaken after the second-last - came down at the final fence
Ciaran Gethings
Chester Williams
Settled towards the back - clipped the 2nd - pressed for effort after three out - dropped away fast and pulled up before the second 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.