14:20
William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m1f, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 14.66s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Up with the front group early - in front momentarily at the 5th before pushing the pace from the 6th - broke away from the field alongside second place from the 15th - sharing top spot 4 out - error 3 out - took over approaching 2 out - pulled well ahead nearing the last but blundered there and stumbled - margin cut and hard at work on the run-in -
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Up with the pace early - in front from the 2nd - lost the advantage momentarily at the 5th before regaining it - under pressure from the 6th - pulled away alongside the winner from the 15th - matching strides 4 out - surrendered top spot before 2 out - left behind by the winner approaching the last before staying on to finish second
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early close to the front pair - stumbled slightly at the 6th - lost placing after the 14th - pressed for effort before 3 out - still finishing on but erred at the last
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Jumped a little untidily early - settled towards back - moved through to press pace before 3 out - weakened from 2 out to finish 4th
Richie McLernon
Anthony Honeyball
Settled towards the back early - laboured and unbalanced 9th then erred 12th - driven hard 13th - well beaten before 4 out
Jonathan Burke
Jamie Snowden
Settled in the pack - still close enough at the 8th - checked in stride and lost momentum 4 out then dropped away steadily
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Set the pace early - overtaken soon after and stayed in contention - dropped away by the 10th - under pressure when brought down 4 out
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Handy up front early - moved into third from the fifth marker - still in that spot when brought down 4 out
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.