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Ladbrokes 'Big Football Bet Builder Boosts' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-135, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 52.45s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Miss Olive Nicholls (5)
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - hit front 6th - shared advantage before 10th and driven 3 out - stayed on strongly from last to win
Robert Dunne
Nicky Henderson
Settled towards the back early - made progress from three out and moved into second before the last two - kept battling to the line but unable to reel in the winner
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards the back - stumbled 2nd and again at various points - moved through to press the pace after 4 out - blundered 3 out - pushed along and dropped to third before the last - dropped away in the closing stages to finish third
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - pushed along to close in after 4 out - up with the front pack 3 out - lost momentum before 2 out and faded before the last
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Handy early and briefly in front before giving way at the 6th - shared advantage at the 10th - urged forward after 4 out - toiling by 3 out - lost touch late on - well held at the finish
Jonathan Burke
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Close to the front early - dropped away after a heavy error at the 2nd and drifted off the back - eased out of contention following the 5th
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Settled at the back early - blundered at the 10th - urged into contention before the 11th but soon toiling - error at the 12th left well adrift - eased out of contention before four 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.