14:30
Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m2f1y, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 49.87s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Richie McLernon
Anthony Honeyball
Held a mid-pack position early - moved into second by the 12th - reeled in the front-runner approaching 4 out - hit the front 2 out - opened up a healthy advantage before the last - allowed to coast home well ahead
Charlie Maggs (3)
Richard Hobson
Set the pace early - opened up a big gap after the 3rd - gap narrowed by 4 out - urged along soon after - challenged approaching 3 out - overtaken 2 out - kept battling to the line but no match for a dominant winner
Sam Twiston-Davies
Charlie Longsdon
Settled mid-pack early - moved into third before 4 out - driven on but faded from third before 2 out - promoted back to third at the last - unable to threaten leaders - finished third
James Best
Seamus Mullins
Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped back through the field - eased out of it before the ninth
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled close to the pace early - driven and dropped away after the 13th - eased and pulled up before the second last
Bradley Harris (3)
Neil Mulholland
Settled just behind the pace early - lost ground and running 10th before urged forward after the 14th - dropped out and eased down ahead of two out
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Under pressure early - trailed at the rear and toiling into 8th - pulled up
Rex Dingle
Anthony Honeyball
Settled in the pack before slipping to the rear in 14th - worked back into third approaching two out - shaping to press for second when unseated at the last
Non-runners: Jubilant (unsuitable ground), Kelce (unsuitable ground), King Turgeon (unsuitable ground), King's Threshold (unsuitable ground), Lord Accord (unsuitable ground)
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.