13:15
Quintessentially Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f127y, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, M, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 11.96s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Went straight into command before giving up top spot after 3rd - sat in behind the pace then met trouble at the 8th - jumped awkwardly 13th and slipped back - urged forward 3 out - made ground into contention before 2 out - driven to join the pack approaching the last - edged ahead close home - kept battling to the line - held on by the finish
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack - moved to the outside before 3 out - driven up into contention before 2 out - closed on the front pair approaching the last - fought back in the straight but denied close home
Sean Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Settled behind the pace in midfield early - improved into contention 4 out - hit the deck at the third-last - blundered again 2 out while closing on the front group - hit the front approaching the final fence - driven out and lost the advantage close home - stayed on to finish third
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled midfield early - urged into contention before two out to share fourth then well placed approaching last - kept on but couldn't find more late finishing fourth
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Held a spot in the middle of the field - urged forward approaching 3 out - found some renewed effort into 2 out closing on the leading group - driven out on the run to the line without enough speed to get involved finishing fifth beaten 4 lengths
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into contention 3 out - boxed in and shifted right before 2 out - driven approaching last and stayed on same speed to finish sixth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Handy early - up behind the pace after the third - edged in front two out - lost that advantage before the last - driven out but weakened to finish seventh
Ellis Collier (5)
Evan Williams
Tracked the pace early - hit the front 4th and opened a big advantage - margin narrowed by two out and gave way there before fading again approaching the final fence
No. 2
6yo, 11-10, OR 124
J: Callum Pritchard (3) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Callum Pritchard (3)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled in the middle of the pack - up with the prominent group in 3rd - stumbled 3 out and dropped away before 2 out - well held in 9th
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Held up in the pack - driven approaching 3 out - unable to find any headway - finished tenth
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Well placed early with some untidy leaps - hit the front after the 3rd but soon overtaken - stayed on terms into midfield - went in pursuit of the front-runner past the 7th - asked for effort before 2 out and slipped back - form ebbed away approaching the last - eventually well beaten in 11th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in the pack - hit the second and driven approaching 3 out - unable to quicken finishing well beaten
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Held up at the back throughout - lost touch with the field 3 out - well beaten in 13th
No. 12
7yo, 11-1, OR 112
J: James Best · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
James Best
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled at back of field - drifted further off the pace after 3rd - down and out when fell 3 out
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Settled midfield on the wide side - dropped away 12th - well adrift after 4 out and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Sainte Doctor (self certificate, knocked joint)
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.