15:05
Hawke Barn Wedding & Special Events Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m6f153y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 7 runners
Winning time 8m 36.24s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Handy early - shared front spot from 3rd - went in front before 4 out - pressed 3 out - opened daylight 2 out - kept finding more through the run-in - eased up in front at the finish
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams
Settled towards the back early - moved into fourth by the 5th - up into second before 3 out - stayed on to the finish but no match for the winner
Sean Houlihan
Sue Gardner
Held up towards the back - stayed on steadily late - moved into distant third after the second last - finished well held in 3rd
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Went straight to front - pressed by rival from third then overtaken before 4 out - faded late to finish 4th
James Best
Seamus Mullins
Settled in a forward spot on the rail early - stayed with the front group from the 10th - dropped back at the 14th and faded before 4 out - eventually pulled up
Paddy Hanlon (5)
Syd Hosie
Settled at the back early - showed little fluency in the running - dropped away and eased out of contention after the 10th
Ellis Collier (5)
Evan Williams
Settled in the pack early - dropped to near the back around 10th - well beaten with no hope of involvement - came down when rider parted company 4 out
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.