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Gaskells Waste Management Services Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m30y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 38.14s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Jamie Brace (5)
Rebecca Curtis
Broke to the right early - set the pace throughout - kept finding under pressure from two out to score
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Sat behind the front group - pushed along nearing 2 out - moved into second before the last - hung awkward there - held no more in the closing stages and allowed to drop away close home
Miss Lucy Turner (5)
Venetia Williams
Handy in the leading group - dropped a place before 2 out and shifted right approaching the last - kept on at one speed to finish third
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Settled towards the back - drifted left over the 4th and scrappy at the 7th - lost touch under pressure before 2 out to finish 4th
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Tracked the pace - moved into second before two out but hit that fence awkwardly - handed back the spot near the last and faltered there too - gave way in the closing stages
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled close to the front pack early - urged forward approaching 2 out - dropped away near the finish - eventually came home sixth
Fern O'Brien (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Settled towards the back early - scrappy over the opening obstacle - made progress but drifted right at the 9th - up with the pace by the 14th - dropped away before three out and beaten a long way at the finish
Liam Harrison
Debra Hamer
Settled in the pack early - stumbled at the 2nd then blundered badly at the 9th to slip toward the back - lost touch with the field 3 out - eased out of contention before the following fence
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.