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bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m1f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-130, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 21.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Set the pace from the off - fenced cleanly the whole way - opened daylight with one companion 4 out - nudged along to move on top after 2 out - untroubled from the last - driven out to the line - allowed to coast home - comfortable success
Craig Nichol
Tristan Davidson
Handy early - lost pace with front two 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - rallied strongly past the last to claim runner-up spot
William Maggs (5)
Sandy Thomson
Settled close up in second early - moved ahead with eventual winner four out - lost placing two out - eased back to finish third
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled in the pack - hit the 8th awkwardly - pushed closer approaching two out - lost touch after the last and faded
Sean Bowen
Ross O'Sullivan
Held a central position early - clouted the fence four out then driven forward two out - dropped away beyond the final fence to finish fifth
No. 3
8yo, 11-11, OR 127
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Held up towards the back - lost touch before 4 out - unable to make headway from 2 out and dropped away after the last
No. 8
9yo, 10-11, OR 116
J: Alan Doyle (3) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the pack after being unable to live with the pace - shaped better past the third-last before fading fast after the final fence
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Settled in third early - blundered four out and soon found little - dropped away before the last to finish well beaten
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.