15:02
Guildhall Shopping Exeter 50th Anniversary Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m7f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-135, 6 runners
Winning time 7m 54.53s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled close up in second early - clipped a fence 14th and stumbled again 15th dropping back - fought back into second before 4 out - unsettled again 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - driven out after the last - got up in final strides to score
No. 4
8yo, 11-3, OR 127
J: Callum Pritchard (3) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Callum Pritchard (3)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up in the pack early - moved into contention and hit front 2nd - fenced cleanly the whole way - pushed along after the second last - drawn level near the finish and edged out close home
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after the 2nd - improved position by the 7th - up with the front markers from 4 out - lost placing after 2 out and faded to finish third
James Best
Martin Keighley
Settled at back early - moved into contention with front pack by 17th - lost ground before 4 out and needed urging - dropped away after 2 out - lost more places after last
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Handy early - hit the 9th - edged towards front around the 15th - weakened away and slipped to the rear before four out then pulled up before the last
Harry Cobden
Christian Williams
Went straight to front but not sure-footed - lost position soon after and slipped to the back as urged forward - trailed alone from the 12th - lost touch and eased down before the 15th
Non-runners: Chavez (self certificate, 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.