Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)

1st

Meetmebythesea (IRE)

No. 11

6yo, 10-13, OR 139

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

6 10-13 139

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

5:10.84 £64,300

Up front from the off - relinquished top spot 3rd but stayed in touch - share of the advantage from 8th - to the front again 10th - exchanging positions through 13th before dropping back 4 out - back challenging and then in front before 2 out where a little untidy at the jump - under pressure from second place approaching the last - asserted from the final fence to score with

2nd

Gold Dancer (FR) ^t

No. 1

7yo, 11-5, OR 152

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7) · T: W P Mullins

7 11-5 152

Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)

W P Mullins

4¾ £29,563

- tracked pace early - hit front 3rd - shared advantage into 8th - lost front spot 10th - back in command 13th - edged ahead 4 out - shared front again soon after - pushed along and lost front before 2 out - chased winner approaching last - stayed on but outpaced late

3rd

Regent's Stroll (IRE) ^h

No. 4

7yo, 11-5, OR 145

J: Harry Cobden · T: Paul Nicholls

7 11-5 145

Harry Cobden

Paul Nicholls

2¼ £14,788

Settled with the front group early - close up by the 5th - still well placed 4 out - edged nearer after 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - stayed on same gear from the last to finish third

4th

King Alexander (IRE)

No. 6

8yo, 11-4, OR 144

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

8 11-4 144

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

6 £7,388

Handy early - blundered 10th then scratchy 2 out under pressure - stayed on from the back to finish 4th

5th

Kiss Will (FR)

No. 8

6yo, 11-1, OR 141

J: J J Slevin · T: W P Mullins

6 11-1 141

J J Slevin

W P Mullins

2½ £3,700

Handy early - lost momentum after untidy jump 12th before pushing into contention 3 out - kept going without extra finishing 5th

6th

Slade Steel (IRE) ^t

No. 3

8yo, 11-6, OR 146

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

8 11-6 146

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

2¾ £1,838

Set the pace early - handed up in front but stayed in touch before slipping back 3 out - beaten off quickly then found nothing more from 2 out - finished well held in 6th

7th

The Bluesman (FR) ^t

No. 16

7yo, 10-8, OR 134

J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy

7 10-8 134

Sean Bowen

Olly Murphy

1½ £925

Settled in the pack - clipped the 8th fence - pressed for effort before two out - unable to find more approaching the last and well held

8th

Jordans Cross (IRE) ^t

No. 10

6yo, 11-0, OR 140

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Anthony Honeyball

6 11-0 140

Sam Twiston-Davies

Anthony Honeyball

2¾ £463

Held up towards the back - up into the pack by halfway - hit the fence two out - pushed along and unable to find more before the last - finished well held in 8th

9th

Wingmen (IRE)

No. 7

8yo, 11-2, OR 142

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

8 11-2 142

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

0.1

Tracked the front group early - scrappy over first obstacle - well placed with four to jump - untidy again three out - pushed along after error two out - unbalanced meeting last - weakened on the run-in

10th

Stencil (GB) ^h

No. 13

5yo, 10-11, OR 139

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm

5 10-11 139

Jonathan Burke

Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm

2½

Took a strong hold early - settled towards back of field - blundered at 10th - hit the wire 4 out - pushed along after 3 out and dropped away before the last

11th

Ol Man Dingle (IRE) ^tp

No. 5

7yo, 11-5, OR 145

J: Ricky Doyle · T: Eoin Griffin

7 11-5 145

Ricky Doyle

Eoin Griffin

7½

Midfield - fell back through the field after 3rd - serious error and came close to losing the rider at 5th - back in contention after a blunder at 8th - made progress to 13th - pushed along before 2 out - capitulated tamely to finish 11th

12th

Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) ^t

No. 18

6yo, 10-6, OR 131

J: Rex Dingle · T: Anthony Honeyball

6 10-6 131

Rex Dingle

Anthony Honeyball

1½

settled towards the back - lost touch and blundered 3 out - no impact on the finish - eventually well beaten in 12th

13th

Western Knight (IRE) ^t

No. 14

7yo, 10-10, OR 136

J: Brendan Powell · T: Joe Tizzard

7 10-10 136

Brendan Powell

Joe Tizzard

0.3

Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly and dropped back at the 13th - dropped away 3 out to finish well beaten

14th

Dr Eggman (FR)

No. 19

8yo, 10-3, OR 130

J: John Shinnick (3) · T: W P Mullins

8 10-3 130

John Shinnick (3)

W P Mullins

1¼

Held up at the back throughout - never landed a blow - dropped away late and pulled up sore behind - eventually came home last of all

15th

Where's My Jet (IRE)

No. 17

7yo, 10-7, OR 133

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins

7 10-7 133

Sean O'Keeffe

W P Mullins

9

Settled in the pack early - improved into contention by the 13th before pressed approaching two out - dropped away soon after and beaten well

16th

Intense Approach (GB) ^p

No. 12

7yo, 10-8, OR 137

J: Alex Harvey (3) · T: John C McConnell

7 10-8 137

Alex Harvey (3)

John C McConnell

14

Settled off the pace in the pack - clipped fence 10th and lost momentum - erred again 4 out then dropped away steadily to finish last

PU

Ben Solo (IRE)

No. 20

7yo, 10-6, OR 127

J: Brian Hughes · T: Rebecca Curtis

7 10-6 127

Brian Hughes

Rebecca Curtis

-

Held up early - ballooned first fence and stumbled at third - lost touch heading to three out - eased and pulled up before the second last

PU

Moon Rocket (IRE) ^t

No. 9

6yo, 11-0, OR 140

J: Tom Bellamy · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

6 11-0 140

Tom Bellamy

Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

-

Handy early - blundered and slipped back through the pack - taken out of contention before the 12th