18 Dec 2015 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 192y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Happy Retirement Champion Court Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Hollywoodien (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 7) |
013-420 / 11 |
Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | T Symonds Lady Gibbings |
20/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out where blundered and rider lost reins briefly and headed, rallied to regain lead last, in command inside final 150 yards, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2¼ L |
All Together (FR) (colt, chestnut, 10 13) |
323231 / 8 |
Flat (215), Jump (20) |
James Best | J Farrelly Mme Z Wentworth |
5/0 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd approaching 4 out, challenged next, led as winner blundered 2 out, narrowly headed last, no extra and held inside final 150 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 4½ L |
Bodega (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
013/0-F2 / 10 |
Jump (32) | W T Kennedy | Ian Williams Mr Paul Williams |
10/0 | |
| last trio, went 5th 4 out, blundered next, plugged on under pressure into modest 3rd between last two | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 12 L |
Ballybolley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
3015-37 / 10 |
Jump (25) | D A Jacob | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
9/0 | |
| led until 4th, chased leader until approaching 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 6 L |
Ozzy Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
313-522 / 12 |
Jump (16) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Mr Scott Malson |
3/0 | |
| always about same pace in mid-division, pushed along when not fluent 8th, struggling after, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Ink Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
6440-17 / 9 |
Jump (35) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Green Day Racing |
4/0 | |
| chased leader, blundered 2nd, led 4th until approaching 2 out where mistake, weakened quickly between last two | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 23 L |
Too Much Too Soon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
0434-U5 / 9 |
Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P R Webber Bgc Racing Six… |
33/0 | |
| mistake 5th, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| 21 L |
Blades Lad (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) |
3240/21 / 7 |
Flat (36), Jump (21) |
B S Hughes | P D Niven Crown Select |
14/0 | |
| chased leaders, blundered and lost place 4th, never on terms after, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Dusky Lark (GB) (colt, bay, 11 1) |
15150-3 / 11 |
Flat (855), Jump (14) |
N D Fehily | C L Tizzard Mrs Sara Biggins… |
9/0 | |
| blundered 1st, towards rear, never involved, pulled up before 10th | ||||||||||