05 Mar 2013 16:00 Exeter
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
De La Bech (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
551102 / 7 |
Jump (10) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr B K Peppiatt |
6/4 | |
| led until 5th, prominent, not fluent 9th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 1 L |
Big News (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
673-531 / 8 |
Jump (27) | M G Nolan | R Lee Mrs Caroline Shaw… |
10/3 | |
| tracked leader, led 5th, headed 7th, mistake 9th, led 14th, headed and went right 2 out, every chance when knuckled last, not recover, stayed on | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| NK |
Abnaki (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
31-4022 / 9 |
Jump (34) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill G & P Barker Ltd/Globe… |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, lost place 5th, headway 7th, ridden 14th, outpaced by leaders before 4 out, switched right flat, ran on, closing near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 23 L |
Terfel's Toscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
2/421-50 / 8 |
Jump (126) | D C Costello | Tim Vaughan Mr Alan Peterson |
40/1 | |
| held up in touch in rear, headway approaching 11th, lost place 14th, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Velator (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
09111-0 / 9 |
Jump (13) | N D Fehily | A J Honeyball Steve & Jackie… |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led next, headed 14th, jumped left 4 out, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 18 L |
Alpancho (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
25-260 / 9 |
Jump (29) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball Apple Pie Partnership |
25/1 | |
| held up in touch in rear, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headway 13th, lost place 4 out | ||||||||||