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Feel Good Friday 29th May Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m110y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-120, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 38.48s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 18 fences
Result
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
Handy early - clipped at the first - hit the front for a moment past the 8th - roused up approaching three out - driven out again soon after - sent on to hit the front before the last and stayed on strongly to score
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Tracked the front group early - roused after the 14th - urged forward with four to jump - given more encouragement before the second last - moved into runner-up spot after the last and stayed on without threatening the winner
Kevin Brogan
N W Alexander
Made the running but pressed throughout - drifted left at the 1st - surrendered advantage momentarily after the 8th - urged along 2 out - displaced before the last and not clean over it - dropped to third on the run-in with nothing more to give
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Held up in the field - knocked sideways at the first - clumsy at the 13th and drifted left at the 14th - awkward 4 out - niggled into the straight but found nil from 3 out and finished 4th
William Maggs (3)
Rebecca Menzies
Held up in rear - hit fourth from home - pressed on for effort after - out of contention two out - lost ground on the run-in to finish fifth
Danny McMenamin
L J Morgan
Up with the front group - catastrophic error at the 1st and dropped away - pulled up after the 4th having shed a plate
Non-runners: I Wish You (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.