12 Feb 2015 15:10 Leicester
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Weatherbys Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Henri De Boistron (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 580-44F / 5 | Jump (64) | P J Brennan | T R George H Stephen Smith… | 13/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in touch on outside, steadied 3rd, headway 4 out, challenged flat, led close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | NK | Take The Crown (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 446133 / 11 | Jump (17) | James Davies | Henry Oliver Miss L D Sanders | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, led last, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 3 L | Midnight Chorister (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 763716 / 9 | Flat (290), Jump (17) | Kielan Woods | A M Hales The Choristers | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, led 2 out, edged left and idled before being headed last, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Artifice Sivola (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 772-3P2 / 8 | Jump (17) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr R B Holt | 5/2 | |
| led after 2nd until 3rd, led 4th, headed 2 out, hit last, beaten after, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Khazium (IRE) (colt, brown, 10 3) | F-42452 / 7 | Flat (890), Jump (14) | T E Whelan | Miss C Dyson Fsf Racing | 12/1 | |
| led into start, held up, ridden before 4 out, 5th after 3 out, never going pace to get on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 17 L | Johnnys Legacy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6-4515U / 11 | Flat (518), Jump (30) | Peter Carberry | C R Dore Miss Hannah Taylor | 16/1 | |
| prominent until 4th, outpaced 8th, well held from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 11 L | Veyranno (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 070-343 / 6 | Jump (53) | Alain Cawley | T R George Miss Julie Hoskins | 11/1 | |
| led until after 2nd, led 3rd, headed next, stayed handy until weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Gizzit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 889122 / 9 | Jump (93) | A Thornton | J W Mullins Mr Seamus Mullins | ||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Herr Larry Hewis (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 09-087 / 9 | Jump (12) | R T Dunne | S-J Davies Mr R A Skidmore | ||
