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3:00 Southwell 1 Apr 2026

Easter Family Fun Day 5th April Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m4f88yds) 2m4½f Good 16 fences
1st £4,700.09 2nd £2,162.70 3rd £1,081.35 4th £541.12 5th £269.67

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
9 120 t 109 82 120
ch g Ocovango - Molly Be (First Trump)
Raced in last, headway and went second before 5th, led after 4 out, faced challenge before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went clear before last, readily (op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
2  9
8 120 p 109 73 110
b g Ocovango - Case Hardened (IRE) (Yeats)
Prominent, dropped to rear before 10th, headway when not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out, went second after last (op 17/2)
3  [10½]
7 120 t 109 71 112
br g Doyen (IRE) - Coolrush (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear, headway before 10th, pressed winner before 3 out, weakening when not fluent last (op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
4  11 [21½]
9 1013 t 97 48 90
b m Universal (IRE) - Saaboog (Teofilo)
Didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, dropped to rear before 4 out, weakened before 2 out (op 7/1)
5  16 [37½]
5 116 h 101 35 81
b g French Fifteen (FR) - Isabilia (IRE) (Lawman)
Took keen hold, jumped right on occasions, led, jockey lost iron briefly 10th, headed after 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding ran flat) (op 11/4)
PU   
7 116 b1 101
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Samrana (FR) (Tagula)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear before 6th, not fluent 9th, weakened quickly and pulled up 5 out (vet said gelding bled from nose) (op 15/2)
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