27 Dec 2014 13:10 Kempton
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £19,932); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
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 | 4 |   | - | Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | 1-33121 / 9 | Jump (21) | N D Fehily | P F Nicholls Axom XLIII | 11/4 | |
| tracked clear leader, closed after 3 out, ridden to lead between last two, joined last, pressed run-in, stayed on to assert final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | ½ L | Three Kingdoms (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 3110-11 / 8 | Flat (838), Jump (16) | B S Hughes | J P Ferguson Dr R Lambe | 5/1 | |
| tracked leading pair until 3rd, rallied into 3rd again 2 out, chased winner before last, every chance last, kept on run-in, held last 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 10 L | God's Own (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 242-117 / 11 | Jump (21) | P J Brennan | T R George Crossed Fingers… | 13/8 | |
| raced keenly, led and soon clear, awkward 2nd, not fluent next, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, ridden and headed between last two, weakened and eased before left in poor 3rd at the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 53 L | Grandouet (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 6/U2267- / 7 | Jump (268) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr S Munir | 3/1 | |
| held up in last pair, dropped to last at 3rd, never on terms after, weakened 8th, tailed off and eased before 3 out, left poor 4th at the last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Formal Bid (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 321635 / 9 | Flat (722), Jump (8) | Felix de Giles | F Brennan Mr J Gardener &… | |||
| 5 |   | - | Melodic Rendezvous (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 1177-31 / 11 | Jump (15) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Cash For Honours | |||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Deep Trouble (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 207-13P / 9 | Jump (29) | Kielan Woods | B I Case Lady Jane Grosvenor | ||
