15:00
OLBG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m7f91y, Chase, 5yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 4.05s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Tracked pace early - shared front spot after 3rd - moved ahead before following fence - matched stride for stride 14th - lost front spot before 4 out - regained command despite standing off 2 out - opened up before last - stretched advantage on run-in for a comfortable success
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention after the 6th - shared front running from the 14th - hit the front 4 out - overtaken 2 out - unable to match the winner from there
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Sat close to the pace early - given a nudge at the 14th and pressed for effort 4 out - stayed on steadily to finish third
Sean Bowen
Neil Mulholland
Started at rear - needed encouragement after 10th and lost ground at the 14th - clipped fence 4 out - blundered 2 out and unable to close - finished fourth well beaten
Miss Olive Nicholls (5)
Georgina Nicholls
Set the pace early - overtaken before the 4th - blundered at the 6th and dropped back - pushed along after losing touch - clumsy again at the 9th after a laboured effort at the 8th - well beaten by the 12th - eased and pulled up before the 14th
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.