15 Dec 2017 12:45 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 1f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Horse Comes First Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Sizing Tennessee (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
34P-2FU / 10 |
Jump (21) | B J Cooper | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… |
2/1 | |
| led until after 12th, not fluent 13th (water), led again 14th, hit 15th, headed 4 out, led going best after 3 out, driven flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 6 L |
Duel At Dawn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
5131-21 / 9 |
Jump (19) | Kielan Woods | A M Hales The Duel At Dawn… |
9/4 | |
| tracked winner, not fluent 4th, led after 12th, slow and headed 14th, ridden and slow 16th, not fluent 5 out, led 4 out, headed after mistake 3 out, kept on flat but always held | ||||||||||
PU |
1 |
| - |
Coastal Tiep (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
4234-12 / 11 |
Jump (34) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Jetmac Syndicate |
11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, shaken up 13th, not fluent and outpaced from next, struggling 16th, left 3rd 5 out, lost touch after 3 out, tired when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
UR |
4 |
| - |
Tintern Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
501-2F4 / 11 |
Jump (28) | Thomas Bellamy | N A Twiston-Davies Mr R A Ross |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 14th, close 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 5 out | ||||||||||