15:42
Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m42y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 36.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 22 fences
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Handy early tracking pace group - up into 3rd - hit front 6th - opened daylight after 9th - drifted left at 10th - gap narrowed before 12th - scratchy over fence 15th - stretched away again from 4 out - drifted left after final flight and won comfortably
Miss Lucy Turner (5)
Venetia Williams
Settled towards the back early - still in contention with the front group by the 8th - improved into contention after the 11th - moved up to second after the 12th - pressed the winner from 4 out but stayed on same effort to finish 2nd
Harry Cobden
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Handy early - dropped back before stumbling twice in midfield - still within range around the 9th - stumbled again later and faltered soon after - moved into third approaching 3 out - unable to find more and stayed there for third
Sam Twiston-Davies
Anthony Honeyball
Sat behind the front group early - dropped back after the 11th - briefly up to third at the 17th - dropped away approaching two out and held on for fourth
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Left-handed break but settled with the front group - shaky landing 6th - slipped backwards 8th - clumsy again 10th - pushed along by 18th - errored 4 out and slipped further back - well beaten thereafter - eased out of contention before 2 out
Jack Tudor
Mrs Sara V Bradstock
Set the pace early - overtaken 6th - dropped tempo and driven on for a spell after 8th - squeezed for space on the bend and slipped back to third after 12th - jumped awkwardly following that - urged on again soon after - toiling once asked past 4 out and eased out of contention before 3 out
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.