17 Jan 2015 13:15 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ascot Sponsors' Club Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Kings Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P03/2-U1 / 12 | Jump (62) | D A Jacob | C L Tizzard Mr G F Gingell | 5/2 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leader, led 8th until 10th, chased leading pair, pushed along and looked held after 3 out, rallied to lead again approaching last, stayed on well and ridden clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1½ L | Traffic Fluide (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | P3714 / 10 | Jump (29) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Galloping On The… | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader until hit 1st, tracked leaders, went 2nd again 8th, led briefly 10th, pushed along to lead approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4½ L | Village Vic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 56604/1- / 12 | Jump (477) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… | 11/4 | |
| mistake 1st, headway to lead 3rd, went left and headed 8th, led again after 10th until approaching 2 out, 3rd and one pace before the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1 L | Clondaw Draft (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 2/22113- / 9 | Jump (456) | K Renwick | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 10/1 | |
| jumped left, tracked leaders, pushed along and struggling 12th, hung left and kept on again flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 50 L | Vivaccio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 27P-11U / 10 | Jump (28) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams C Boultbee-Brooks | 6/1 | |
| not fluent and soon held up in rear, jumped slowly 10th, struggling 12th, never on terms, tailed off | ||||||||||
