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Ellenborough Park Hotel 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f127y, Chase, 5yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 13.19s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Sent to front early - lost command after 3rd but sat prominent - nudged in charge again 12th before a scrappy jump - dropped back to second 3 out and fought on gamely - shaken up 2 out - back in command approaching last - kicked clear in the closing stages to score
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Handy early - hit front after 3rd - lost slim advantage briefly 12th - back in command 3 out - driven approaching 2 out then edged out near last - stayed on well - unable to match winner's finishing burst
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Up with the prominent group - challenged the head of affairs approaching 2 out and still in contention at the last - kept on at one speed on the run-in to finish third
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Settled at the back early - urged forward 3f out - stayed on without threatening
Philip Byrnes
William Durkan
Sat handy behind front group - driven approaching 2 out - unable to close and dropped away before the last - finished 5th
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.