27 Dec 2013 13:30 Kempton
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £19,932); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Williamhill.com Novices' Chase (Registered As The Wayward Lad Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Dodging Bullets (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1397-11 / 9 | Flat (864), Jump (40) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… | 7/4 | |
| sometimes jumped left, tracked leader 1st, closed 4 out, led before 3 out, came clear before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 10 L | Grandouet (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1/2F6-U2 / 7 | Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr S Munir | 1/2 | |
| not always fluent and sometimes jumped left, raced keenly, led, headed before 3 out, mistake 3 out, no chance with winner, clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 34 L | Bin End (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) | 449-836 / 9 | Flat (240), Jump (23) | Felix de Giles | F Brennan Mr David Gibbons | 100/1 | |
| chased leader until 1st, chased clear leading pair, no chance from 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 24 L | Red Riverman (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 121753 / 10 | Flat (896), Jump (14) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 16/1 | |
| held up in last pair, no chance from 5th, hit next, left in poor 4th at the last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Valdez (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 1302-11 / 13 | Jump (27) | R Thornton | A King Riverdee Stable | |||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Lindsay's Dream (GB) (filly, bay, 10 9) | 13-4642 / 10 | Flat (185), Jump (11) | Dave Crosse | Miss Z C Davison Mr S P O'loughlin | ||
