13:27
Ice Cream Direct Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m7f214y, Chase, 4yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 5.87s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences 1 omitted
Result
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Held up at the rear early - scrappy over the 3rd - drifted right at the 5th - met the 13th spot on - moved into second alongside the front-runner 4 out - travelling sweetly behind that rival 2 out - roused to hit the front before the last - pulled away on the run-in for a comfortable success
Jack Quinlan
Lucy Wadham
Settled in third early - moved up to front group by the 10th and hit the front approaching the following fence - broke away with the eventual winner from four out - given encouragement while travelling well two out - pressed for effort but overtaken and slightly awkward at the last - stayed on for second but no answer to the winner
Lorcan Williams
Paul Nicholls
Took up the running - near-unseated after a terrible blunder at the 9th and relinquished the front at the 10th - fell to the rear at the 11th - laboured at the 12th - detached after the 13th - moved right and made renewed effort after 3 out - another terrible error at 2 out ended any hope - faded to finish 3rd
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Tracked pace early - scrappy over 4th - hit front approaching 11th before dwelling there - error 13th - pushed along and dropped away 4 out then faded home
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.