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Hallgarten & Novum Wines Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 2m, Chase, 5yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 54.16s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back - hit one 4th - made ground smoothly two out - hit front approaching the last - drew away on the run-in to score
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Pulled hard early - jumping was sketchy on occasions - held up in the pack - advanced to front momentarily before the 3rd - disputed at the 4th where another jump was untidy and passed - back in front at the 5th before surrendering it at the 6th - clouted the 8th - up with the pace-setter approaching 3 out - forged clear at the 2nd last
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Pulled hard in front - drifted right at the first - disputed the lead through the early fences before asserting at the 4th - relinquished the advantage at the 5th before reclaiming it at the 6th - challenged before 3 out and surrendered the lead at the following fence - stayed on from the last to finish 3rd
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Up with the front group early - blundered at the 1st - fell back through the field after the 4th - another mistake 4 out and further adrift - struggling before the following fence - renewed effort approaching the last - kept on the run-in to finish 4th
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Fighting for its head early - tracking the pace up with the front group - clipped the second-last - pushed along soon after - unable to find more from the final obstacle and beaten well into fifth
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Settled behind the front group early - edged closer by the 4th and still in touch through the 6th - lost touch 3 out and dropped away late
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled at back of field - made progress after 4 out - upsides for third when came to grief at the following fence
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in the pack early - improving into contention when jumping poorly at the sixth - equipment shifted and eased out of it before the following 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.