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Ladbrokes Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m4f110y, Chase, 5yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 5m 6.77s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 16 fences
Result
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
Fenced soundly early - sat third before improving into second after the 12th - closed on the front-runner three out - shaken up to hit the front before two out - opened a healthy advantage approaching the final fence - stayed on strongly to the line
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Sat close up early - hit the front approaching 12th - drew alongside 3 out - pushed along and lost the advantage before 2 out - edged back in front at the last but unable to resist winner
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up at the rear - stumbled slightly at the 7th - lost touch with the front two three out - never able to challenge the winner from two out home and stayed on at one speed
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Sent clear early - lost front spot after a costly error at the 12th and slipped to the rear before 4 out - well held from 3 out to the finish
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.