19:50
Owen Thomas Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m1f, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-110, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 13.72s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the off - scrappy jumping at the 2nd and clipped the 4th - kicked clear from the 8th though wandered at the third-last - margin narrowed after the second-last with rider getting to work - driven out before the final fence - kept responding to the line to hold on
No. 4
9yo, 10-11, OR 100
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Settled in a close second early - urged forward two out - stayed on late without threatening the winner - finished second beaten three and a quarter lengths
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Held up towards the back - driven approaching two out and kept battling before promoted to third at the last when brushed by a fallen rival - stayed on at one tempo to finish
Sean Bowen
Charlie Longsdon
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away before the 5th and slipped towards the back - under pressure 3 out and well beaten from there
Robert Dunne
Rob Summers
Held up towards the back - improved into third then dropped to fifth - driven approaching two out and fighting for the lead before falling at the last
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.