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racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m45y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 32.06s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled in rear group early - urged forward after 15th - slightly awkward jump 4 out - moved into second before 2 out - powered home to overhaul rival late and prevail
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Set the pace from the off - urged forward approaching 3 out and stretched clear before 2 out - margin narrowed over the last - challenged hard on the run-in - overhauled right at the finish to be touched off
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Settled at the rear early - pushed along before 4 out and up into third approaching the last - kept going on the run-in to finish third
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Held up in a forward spot early - pushed along approaching 4 out - dropped away before the last - eventually finished fourth
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Held up handy in the early stages - driven up before four out where errors cost ground and slipped to last three out - soon far off the pace and finished 5th
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled among the back markers early - clipped a fence approaching 10th - slipped to the tail 11th - pushed along after 13th - lost touch and eased down after 15th
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.