14:50
W.R.Partners Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f11y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 6.84s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Sharp early keenness under restraint - set the pace throughout - jumped big at the opener - drifted left at the second - opened a big lead after the fourth - gap narrowed by the tenth - pushed on before four out - drifted right approaching two out - opened up again before the last - stayed on strongly to the line
Ben Jones
Sheila Lewis
Held up rear early - awkward 4th - urged wide before 4 out - moved into second 2 out - driven approaching last - stayed on but couldn't reel in winner
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Veered right in outline from the off - sat behind the pace - clumsy at the 6th - dropped from 2nd before 4 out and faded from 3 out home
Craig Nichol
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled with the pack early - errors at the 12th and again 4 out - unbalanced 3 out then began fading - checked 2 out with race already beyond reach - finished well held in 4th
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled in third early - hit a rough patch at the 5th and moved up to second before the fourth-last - travelling well until stumbling badly and coming down at the second-last
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Wandered left with every leap - held up near the back - slipped to the tail after the 6th - lost touch and toiling by the 8th before retired from the contest past the next fence
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.