22 Dec 2017 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 167y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Stella Artois Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Divine Spear (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
13225-1 / 8 |
Jump (28) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Middleham Park… |
13/8 | |
| jumped well, made virtually all, 2 lengths ahead going well 3 out, over 5 lengths clear last, kept up to work after last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 10 L |
Exitas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1F1138 / 13 |
Jump (13) | Mitchell Bastyan | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton |
9/2 | |
| went to post early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, mistake last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 8 L |
I See You Well (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
24-1553 / 12 |
Jump (29) | T J O'Brien | J W Mullins Philippa Downing,… |
5/2 | |
| pressed winner until 9th, chased leading pair, ridden and weakened and mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 6 L |
Prairie Town (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
2F33-03 / 11 |
Flat (444), Jump (25) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Cooke & Millen |
10/1 | |
| held up in 5th, closer in 4th 6th, jumped left 9th, blundered and weakened next | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 28 L |
Darebin (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
30-2123 / 11 |
Flat (303), Jump (14) |
J E Moore | G & J Moore Chris Stedman &… |
9/2 | |
| held up in 4th until outpaced and dropped to last and mistake 6th, never on terms after, tailed off | ||||||||||