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William Hill Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m92y, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 10.96s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences
Result
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat third early - stumbled and dropped a place after 7th - clumsy at 8th - faded slightly after 9th - crept back into contention past four out - hit the front three out - given a squeeze two out - sprinted away for an easy win
Ciaran Gethings
Jane Williams
Settled behind pace early - hit front 5th - lost lead after 8th - lost ground 3 out and pushed on - found second wind to regain runner-up spot before last - stayed on to the line but no answer to superior winner - finished second
Sean Bowen
Evan Williams
Settled at the back and lost touch with the field in 8th - work still needed 4 out - urged along soon after - crept into contention from 2 out - moved up to third after the last - stayed on to finish third
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled handily early - mistake at 5th - moved into third after 7th - shifted left and pressing leader three out - driven but couldn't find more from two out then dropped away before the last
No. 1
9yo, 11-8, OR 155
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early - lost front spot 5th then regained it after 8th - scratchy over 9th - needed urging into 10th - lost the advantage before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out
Harry Cobden
Ben Pauling
Held up towards the back - eighth and adrift - fell away before 4 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Brookie (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.