13:50
Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m5f127y, Chase, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 48.31s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the off - fenced cleanly throughout - driven on to open a gap before the last - kept command to the line unopposed
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Sat close up early - pressed for effort two out - kept going late but unable to overhaul winner - finished second beaten two and a half lengths
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled just off the pace - driven approaching 2 out and outpaced - rallied to move into 3rd on the run-in but no threat to leading duo
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Sat in 3rd early - urged forward approaching 4 out - stayed on without threatening leaders after 2 out - dropped away on the run-in to finish 4th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back of the field - staying within range early - hit the fourth-last awkwardly and lost momentum from there - well held at the finish
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.