15:35
Racing Blogger Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m1f109y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-115, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 31.40s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 fences 4 omitted
Result
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Handy early - shared front spot 4 out - driven approaching 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in - got up close home to score
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Handy in the pack - shared front spot 4 out then pushed along - lost advantage approaching last - unable to find more and caught close home
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Ben Clarke
Settled off the pace in the pack - still close enough with four to run - pressed for effort approaching two out - stayed on into the closing stages to move up into third close home
Ciaran Gethings
Robert Stephens
Settled towards back early - improved into contention 4 out - shared front spot before edging in front approaching last then overtaken - unable to find more and slipped to fourth close home
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Settled in the pack early - moved through to challenge for the front 4 out - got squeezed for a stride but pushed along - lost the advantage soon after - weakened over the closing stages to finish fifth
Harry Cobden
Chester Williams
Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 2 out - dropped away final stages - finished sixth
Taylor Fisher
Joe Tickle
Settled at the back - stumbled 4 out then pushed along - unable to make headway before 2 out - finished well beaten in 7th
Conor Ring
Evan Williams
Shared front spot early - lost command and dropped away 4 out - finished well beaten in 8th
Tom Cannon
Chris Gordon
Shared advantage early - lost place 4 out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
No. 9
7yo, 11-1, OR 102
J: Sean Houlihan · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up at back of field - eased and pulled up before the last
Gavin Sheehan
Jo Davis
Settled in the pack - eased and pulled up before 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.