16 Dec 2016 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 192y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Stella Artois Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Red Devil Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
641-323 / 10 |
Jump (14) | Jack Sherwood | Miss S Smith Miss Emma M Richards |
6/1 | |
| tracked leader until 2nd, chased leading pair, hit 5th, 2nd again approaching 4 out, led approaching 2 out, joined last, strongly pressed and edged left run-in, battled on gamely and found extra close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| NK |
Champagne At Tara (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 7) |
5822-07 / 10 |
Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
5/1 | |
| held up in touch, went handy 4th 8th, 3rd before 2 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden and upsides last, every chance run-in, no extra in closing stages | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3¾ L |
I'dliketheoption (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
032U14 / 10 |
Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| never fluent, held up in 6th, mistake 4th, hit next, pushed along and struggling in last before 8th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, driven and stayed on between last two, 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 2¾ L |
Mister Spingsprong (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
535/22P / 10 |
Jump (182) | Sam Twiston-Davies | B Ellison D Gilbert, M Lawrence,… |
9/2 | |
| mistakes, mistake 1st, chased leading trio until 8th, remained handy 5th, blundered 4 out, ridden before 2 out, driven disputing 4th and one pace between last two, plugged on from last | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| NS |
Imperial Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
1247-25 / 10 |
Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher… |
5/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, tracked leader 2nd until approaching 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, ridden between last two, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 26 L |
Back By Midnight (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) |
3820-31 / 8 |
Jump (14) | Jamie Bargary | Mrs E Bishop Select Racing Club… |
9/2 | |
| sometimes jumped left, led, went left 4 out and next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened badly and eased when went badly left last | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Dubawi Island (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8) |
1/1820P- / 9 |
Flat (1331), Jump (274) |
L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams |
11/1 | |
| not too keen to jump off, soon in rear, blundered 4th, tailed off and pulled up 7th | ||||||||||