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LSL Racing Auctions Hampton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m60y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 23.55s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled towards the back - lost touch after a hesitant 5th - made progress by the 7th - hit front 9th - challenged closely soon after - overtaken 12th - driven along before 3 out - pushed to chase down leader approaching 2 out - edged in front just before the last - kept going to the line
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Front from the off - shared command briefly after the 5th - back in front at the 8th - overtaken at the 9th - up challenging at the 10th - regained advantage at the 12th - pushed along before 3 out - caught just before the last and found nothing in the final 110yds
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Tracked front group early - shared second spot after 4th before fading to third and briefly at the back through the 6th - back in contention with the front markers by the 9th despite a mistake at the 10th - improved to lead before the 14th then fell away 4 out - rallied into third approaching the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Untidy early while racing close to the front rank - mistake at the 8th and back to last at the 9th - driven before the 10th - crept back into the race by the 14th - swept up to the front rank before 4 out and clattered that fence - error and went right 3 out - no more to give from 2 out
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled towards the back early - close enough to the pace by 5th - hit a flat spot at 14th - shifted course before 2 out - couldn't find more and finished 5th
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Handy early - dropped tempo 4th - shared second briefly - moved into second after that - then shared front spot - clipped a fence and passed 8th - blundered and dropped back 13th - urged before 4 out - driven to try for the front before 3 out - dropped out of third before 2 out - fading and clouted last
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.