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CopyBet 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m2f, Chase, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 27.56s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
Set the pace early - dropped back into second after 3rd - regained front with a fine leap at 5th - opened up the field before 2 out - shaken up on the run-in to score comfortably
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace and hit the front after the 3rd - lost the advantage at the 5th - scratchy over 4 out - pressed along before 3 out - unable to trouble the winner from the last and held on for second
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Handy in the pack early - given a squeeze before 3 out - stayed on gamely up the run-in - finished third
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled just off the pace early - checked by a fallen rival at the 5th - pressed for effort before 3 out then dropped away quickly
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Settled just off the pace - came down at the 5th
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.