15:13
Matfen Hall Hotel Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 1m7f133y, Chase, 5yo+, Rated 0-130, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 58.61s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol
Settled in the pack - crept forward to go ahead approaching the final fence and pulled well into the open - kept on strongly to score
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled behind the front pack early - moved into second by the 5th - dropped back two out and driven forward - responded before the last but held on the run-in for second
No. 2
6yo, 11-11, OR 122
J: Derek Fox · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Held up early - driven on after the 7th - stayed on before the last - moved into third on the run-in but without troubling the front pair
Jonathan England
Sam England
Went straight to front - overtaken before 1st fence - sat close up in second - dropped back by 5th - settled in the pack - asked for effort 2 out and soon well beaten in 4th
Harry Cobden
Ben Haslam
Settled in the pack early - improved to third then dropped to sixth before the home turn where driven into contention behind the front-runner - lost momentum on the run-in to finish fifth
Brian Hughes
Patrick Griffin
Settled in the pack - given a nudge approaching two out - unable to find any more - finished sixth well beaten
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Handy early under keen restraint - hit front after 1st and opened a big gap - scratchy jumping 3rd - clouted 7th and advantage shrunk - driven approaching turn for home - overtaken before last - faded quickly to finish seventh
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.