12 Dec 2013 13:40 Taunton
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Higos Insurance Services Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Funny Star (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 2P7-321 / 6 | Jump (13) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… | 9/5 | |
| tracked leader until after 2nd, pushed along before 6th, led approaching 3 out, ridden when bad mistake 2 out, edged left approaching last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Cape Dutch (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 9) | 112106/ / 6 | Flat (1155), Jump (608) | J M Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 5/1 | |
| held up in 4th, hit 5th, not fluent 7th, closed 4 out, challenging when jumped left and not fluent 3 out or 2 out, mistake last, hung left flat, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4 L | Workbench (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 8/5280-1 / 10 | Jump (14) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr N W Lake | 7/4 | |
| led, bad mistake 8th, headed approaching 3 out, rallying and about 1 length down when blundered badly last, not recover | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Sands Cove (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 71633F / 14 | Jump (18) | M D Grant | C J Mann Mrs J Evans | 4/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 2nd, hit 5th, 4th and beaten after 4 out, no impression after, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
