14:10
Jimmy Hunter 60th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m75y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 13.38s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Jonathan England
Sam England
Tracked the pace early - hit the third-last but pushed on after to hit the front - stayed strong from the final flight to score
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Set the pace early - overtaken after 3rd then in touch with the main group - blundered and dropped back at the 8th - found little before 3 out - pressed on after 2 out - moved back into 2nd after a blunder at the last - kept up the effort to the line for 2nd
Callum Bewley
Micky Hammond
Handy early - pressed pace before 4th - pushed along 3 out - kept going late to take third
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Sat close up early - took command after 3rd - blundered 3 out - pushed along before being overtaken 2 out - erred at last then dropped away to finish fourth
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention by the 7th before pressed for effort approaching 3 out - lost ground before the last and finished well behind
Brian Hughes
Tom Gretton
Sat up with the front group early - slipped towards the back but not far off before the 4th - untidy over the 6th and put under pressure after a serious blunder 4 out - faded from there to finish sixth
Non-runners: Ballyedward (self certificate, stone bruise)
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.