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Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m5f28y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 26.72s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
William Shanahan (5)
Jennie Candlish
Held a middle position early - made headway into contention 4 out - up to second 3 out - reeled in the front-runner after 2 out - hit the last but stayed on strongly to score
Conor O'Farrell
Deborah Cole
Handy near front - clumsy at 12th - hampered 3 out - closed on front two before 2 out and moved into second last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner near finish
Jamie Hamilton
Micky Hammond
Settled towards back - clumsy over first obstacle - lost touch three out - found extra when asked two out - kept plugging away from last - moved into third close home but short of front pair
Sean Quinlan
Lizzie Quinlan
Front from the off - drifted right at every fence - briefly dispossessed at the 10th before retaking advantage - left well in front 3 out - veered sharply right 2 out and the margin shrank before being overhauled - serious blunder at the last - fell away rapidly on the run-in to finish 4th
Danny McMenamin
Miss A M Slack
Held a forward position early - urged forward around halfway and again after the 11th - lost place after 3 out - dropped away before the last to finish fifth
James Best
Victor Thompson
Settled handy early behind the front pair - hit the front at the 10th - stumbled and went down 3 out while under pressure from a rival
Jonathan England
Sam England
settled in the pack - jumped awkwardly 12th - knocked off balance and unseated 3 out
Non-runners: Italian Spirit (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.