14 Dec 2018 12:45 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,475); Distance: 3m 1f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Neville Lumb Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
The Worlds End (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
4474-13 / 13 |
Jump (27) | Adrian Heskin | T R George McNeill Family |
7/4 | |
| jumped well, led, clear 8th until after 11th, headed 14th, led 16th, clear from 3 out, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 26 L |
Ibis Du Rheu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
3P/455-1 / 10 |
Jump (27) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr D W Fox |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, left 2nd at the 2nd, closed after 11th, challenged 13th, led 14th, headed 16th, hit 4 out, struggling to go with winner after, not fluent and no impression 3 out | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 1 L |
Gunfleet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
1/2511-2 / 9 |
Jump (30) | L P Aspell | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs A Travis |
9/2 | |
| keen early, left 3rd at the 2nd, closed after 11th, struggling to keep up when jumped right and not fluent 13th (water), well beaten after, plugged on to close on 2nd from 2 out | ||||||||||
UR |
2 |
| - |
Lil Rockerfeller (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 9) |
0P2-111 / 10 |
Flat (135), Jump (19) |
Wayne Hutchinson | N B King An Hollinshead |
2/1 | |
| tracked winner, jumped right 1st, mistake and unseated rider 2nd | ||||||||||