15:30
Reg And Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m7f96y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-135, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 54.95s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 17 fences
Result
Patrick Wadge
Sandy Thomson
Settled in rear - moved up to third approaching 12th - took second after 3 out - hit the front 2 out - driven and challenged before holding on to win
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Tracked the pace early - hit the front 12th - lost that advantage 2 out - urged on and battled with rival to the line - held on gamely for second by a whisker
Jack Power (5)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Set the pace early - overtaken approaching 12th - pressed for effort and slipped back before 2 out - edged out of third then fought back to reclaim it near the last - no match for the leading two at the finish
Tom Broughton (5)
Nick Kent
Settled handy early - faded to rear by the 8th - improved to fourth before 4 out - pushed along - up to third after 2 out - handed back third spot at the last - held on for fourth without finding more
Danny McMenamin
Ann Hamilton
Settled just behind pace early - moved into second by 5th - slipped back from that spot by 11th - sank to rear after 12th and blundered 3 out - pulled up before final two fences
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Refused to line up
Non-runners: Hudson De Grugy (self certificate)
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.