17:05
JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 3m1f125y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-125, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 37.29s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back early - made smooth progress before the 15th - up into third by the 4th last - edged in front approaching 3 out - kicked clear before 2 out - stumbled at the last then driven out to prevail
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Mel Rowley
Held up at the back - made headway before 4 out - pushed along in fifth after 3 out - kept going strongly on the run-in to close best of all and finish second
No. 6
7yo, 11-8, OR 119
J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled midpack early - up into 6th behind the front group - given encouragement approaching 4 out - kept battling to the finish - responded again before the last but couldn't quite reach the front pair - finished third
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Held handy in the pack early - moved into fourth by the 10th - up behind the pace-setter from the 15th - asked for effort after 4 out and stayed on - weakened before the last
Jonathan Burke
Anthony Honeyball
Handy early - hit front at 14th - driven up 4 out then clouted 3 out and lost lead - faded steadily to finish fifth
Harry Cobden
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards the back - pushed along at the 15th - kept battling on but not a factor - finished sixth
No. 7
11yo, 11-4, OR 118
J: Alan Doyle (3) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Alan Doyle (3)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Set the pace early - blundered at the 8th - lost command 14th and sat in behind before weakening steadily from the 15th to finish well beaten
Peter Kavanagh
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Sat close to the front pack early - drifted through the pack and needed urging by the 10th - under pressure from the 15th before dropping away well beaten
Charlie Maggs (3)
Richard Hobson
Settled midpack early - stumbled at the 4th - improved position by the 12th to share third at the 14th - urged forward but faded after the following fence to finish well beaten in 9th
Jack Power (5)
Patrick Morris
Settled midfield early - hit a flat spot and dropped away through halfway - back towards the tail - came down at the 12th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Positioned close up early - lost ground with mistakes at the 12th and following fence - faded and pulled up before 4 out
Non-runners: Buckna (self certificate, off feed), One Last Glance (self certificate, infected foot)
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.