08 Feb 2014 16:10 Newbury
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
IJF 50th Anniversary Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Smad Place (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) |
3233-U1 / 11 |
Flat (1385), Jump (87) |
R Thornton | A King Mrs Peter Andrews |
9/4 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 10th, led narrowly 12th (3 out), driven and stayed on to asert run in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 2 L |
Sam Winner (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5103-31 / 9 |
Flat (1428), Jump (56) |
D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman |
5/2 | |
| led, narrowly headed 12th (3 out), chased winner, every chance last, no extra run in | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 31 L |
Mendip Express (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
111-111 / 13 |
Jump (38) | Mr William Biddick | H Fry David Maxwell Racing… |
11/10 | |
| tracked leading pair, jumped slowly 6th (water) and next, mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression bypassing omitted 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 50 L |
Danners (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2115-36 / 9 |
Jump (15) | Mr M Wall | G R I Smyly Mark Hingley &… |
66/1 | |
| took keen hold, always last, outpaced 11th (4 out), no chance after, well tailed off | ||||||||||