26 Dec 2017 13:55 Kempton
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,712); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Black Corton (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 7) |
111112 / 10 |
Jump (24) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls The Brooks Family… |
4/1 | |
| led to 4th, led 10th to 13th, left in lead 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Elegant Escape (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
577-221 / 11 |
Jump (24) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Mr J P Romans |
11/2 | |
| in touch, pushed along 12th, left 3rd 4 out, ridden to chase winner before next, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 21 L |
West Approach (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
3PP-131 / 13 |
Jump (18) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard Mr C L Tizzard |
11/1 | |
| in touch, headway 8th to track leaders, left second briefly 4 out, outpaced next | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 4½ L |
Ballyoptic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
4P5-512 / 11 |
Jump (38) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mills & Mason Partnership |
11/4 | |
| in touch mistake 3rd, pushed along and lost place 12th, hit next, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Fountains Windfall (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
111-51F / 8 |
Jump (24) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball The Fountains Partnership |
13/2 | |
| led 4th to 10th, led 13th, 2 lengths up when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Some Invitation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
1816-1 / 7 |
Jump (53) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr T P Radford |
40/1 | |
| held up in touch, dropped rear 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Mia's Storm (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 0) |
591-111 / 9 |
Jump (47) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King The Maple Street… |
5/2 | |
| held up in rear, hit 3rd, headway 12th, pushed along disputing 4th when fell 5 out | ||||||||||