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Sandygate Inn, Kingsteignton Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m3f48y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 42.21s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 fences 4 omitted
Result
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
Settled towards rear of front two early - hit a flat spot in 4th - closed on pacesetter four out - went clear before three out - lost momentum under pressure and overtaken two out - eased across left approaching final flight - fought back on the run-in to prevail close home
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - lacked pace and had much ground to make up approaching the home bend - driven and made swift progress from 4 out - hit the front 2 out - shoved along under pressure up the run-in - caught close home to finish second
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Handy early - shared the front 4 out then pushed along - stayed on from 2 out but couldn't match the front pair finishing third
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Sent to the front early - pressed for effort 4 out and lost command 3 out - dropped away steadily approaching 2 out to finish well held
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back of the pack - clipped the 7th - urged forward before 4 out where not jumping cleanly - asked again but unable to close - held on for 5th
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Tracked front pack early - pushed along before four out and again three out - lost touch and met last two out awkwardly then held on for sixth
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled with the group early on - driven approaching the home bend and drifted left 4 out - well held from 3 out finishing 7th
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled midfield - pushed along before 4 out then hampered by mistake 3 out just off the pace - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way finishing eighth
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Drifted left at the obstacles early - held up towards the back and pulling hard - scrappy over the 6th before falling 3 out with no prospect of getting involved
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.