19 Dec 2014 14:30 Ascot
Winner: £30,500 (Penalty: £17,162); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Mitie Novices' Chase (10k Field Size Bonus Race) (Registered As The Noel Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Ptit Zig (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2264-11 / 9 | Jump (30) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Barry Fulton… | 6/4 | |
| jumped well, tracked leader, challenged 11th, led 4 out, pushed along and came readily clear between last 2, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 9 L | Josses Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 211221- / 11 | Jump (259) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence | 10/11 | |
| not fluent, raced keenly, tracked leading pair, mistake 8th, not fluent 12th and next, went right 3 out, hung right soon after, went 2nd approaching 2 out, went right again 2 out, ridden and beaten between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 20 L | Dunraven Storm (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 01-8112 / 12 | Jump (13) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann | 6/1 | |
| led until narrowly headed 4 out, chased winner, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 2 out, soon readily outpaced in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Traffic Fluide (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P371 / 10 | Jump (58) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Galloping On The… | 33/1 | |
| chased leading trio, jumped slowly 4 out, soon outpaced and no chance after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 79 L | Formal Bid (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 6-32163 / 9 | Flat (714), Jump (26) | Felix de Giles | F Brennan Mr J Gardener &… | 100/1 | |
| always last, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, outpaced and no chance from 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
