William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (National Course)

1st

Twig (GB) ^p

No. 4

10yo, 11-0, OR 143

J: Beau Morgan (5) · T: Ben Pauling

10 11-0 143

Beau Morgan (5)

Ben Pauling

6:53.90 £84,195

Settled handy in second early - moved onto the front-runner's heels after 3 out - drew alongside 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - drifted right nearing the home turn - dug deep under pressure late - edged home in front at the line

2nd

Mr Vango (IRE) ^tp

No. 1

9yo, 12-0, OR 152

J: Jack Tudor · T: Mrs Sara V Bradstock

9 12-0 152

Jack Tudor

Mrs Sara V Bradstock

0.1 £31,665

Went straight to front - overtaken shortly after - tracking in touch - hit the front again from the 15th - slipped back to third approaching two out - jinked right and awkward at the last - bumped lightly nearing the home turn - challenged the winner up the run-in - battled to the line and just failed by a whisker

3rd

Val Dancer (IRE) ^p

No. 12

8yo, 10-6, OR 130

J: Charlie Hammond · T: Mel Rowley

8 10-6 130

Charlie Hammond

Mel Rowley

3¾ £15,825

Settled in midfield - urged forward to improve after 3 out - given a squeeze after 2 out - rekindled effort and kept on past the last to grab third close home - flattened out near the line

4th

Galia Des Liteaux (FR) ^tp

No. 8

9yo, 10-7, OR 134

J: Tristan Durrell (3) · T: Dan Skelton

9 10-7 134

Tristan Durrell (3)

Dan Skelton

0.3 £7,905

Handy early - slipped back at the 5th - last at the ditch - responded from three out - kept going to finish fourth

5th

Mahons Glory (IRE)

No. 9

9yo, 10-10, OR 134

J: Lee Edwards · T: Dylan Cunha

9 10-10 134

Lee Edwards

Dylan Cunha

1¼ £3,975

Handy early - hit front just after 2nd - blundered at 11th - opened up a big advantage by 15th - margin cut down by 2 out - overtaken at last and lost place close home

6th

Bill Baxter (IRE)

No. 5

9yo, 11-1, OR 139

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Warren Greatrex

9 11-1 139

Sam Twiston-Davies

Warren Greatrex

1 £1,980

Held up in the main pack - pushed along after 3 out - contested fourth 2 out - dropped away at the turn for home and faded to finish 6th

7th

Westerninthepark (IRE)

No. 11

7yo, 10-6, OR 130

J: Brian Hughes · T: Olly Murphy

7 10-6 130

Brian Hughes

Olly Murphy

11 £1,020

Settled towards the back - made up ground approaching 2 out - lost momentum after the last - dropped away close home

8th

Bioluminescence (IRE)

No. 2

7yo, 11-9, OR 147

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

7 11-9 147

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

6½ £540

Handy early - dropped into the pack - nudged into contention 3 out - lost placings and blundered last then dropped away up the run-in

9th

White Rhino (IRE)

No. 7

9yo, 10-13, OR 137

J: Craig Nichol · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

9 10-13 137

Craig Nichol

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

32 £300

Held up towards the back from the off - dropping away from the pack - well beaten by 3 out - trailed home in 9th

10th

Excello (FR) ^p

No. 10

6yo, 10-9, OR 133

J: James Bowen · T: Nicky Henderson

6 10-9 133

James Bowen

Nicky Henderson

17 £150

Settled around midfield - began to lose touch three out - dropped away after the last - faded fast on the run-in to finish well beaten in 10th

PU

Roi Mage (FR)

No. 6

13yo, 11-0, OR 138

J: James Reveley · T: Patrick Griffin

13 11-0 138

James Reveley

Patrick Griffin

-

Settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch and began toiling before the 13th - well behind and eased out of it before 3 out

PU

Monbeg Genius (IRE) ^tp

No. 3

9yo, 11-6, OR 144

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

9 11-6 144

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

-

Handy in the front rank - blundered 12th and again next - toiling after 2 out - eased and pulled up before the last

PU

Gaboriot (FR) ^b

No. 13

9yo, 10-2, OR 125

J: Robert Dunne · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

9 10-2 125

Robert Dunne

Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

-

Held up towards the back of the pack - clipped the fence at the 5th and again 14th - dropped away with three to jump - eased out of contention before the second last