29 Dec 2015 12:50 Newbury
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 6f 93y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betfred TV Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Imagine The Chat (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 17/541-8 / 7 | Jump (55) | S Bowen | Miss R Curtis John P McManus | 8/0 | |
| towards rear, headway 7th, tracked leaders 9th, upsides 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, driven clear flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 7 L | Sandy Beach (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 42-7771 / 9 | Jump (19) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 6/0 | |
| in touch, 2nd 5 out, led 3 out, joined 2 out, headed narrowly approaching last, not pace of winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 9 L | Epic Warrior (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 321543 / 7 | Jump (24) | Kieron Edgar | D Pipe Stuart & Simon… | 14/0 | |
| made most, blundered 11th, headed 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 15 L | Berkeley Barron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 4915/6P / 9 | Jump (35) | Ian Popham | R T Phillips Mrs Peter Prowting | 33/0 | |
| mistake 2nd, soon pushed along in mid-division, reminders from 4th, hampered 11th, rallied to chase leaders 4 out, went 4th next, kept on same pace, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 11 L | Ashford Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4/52351- / 9 | Jump (276) | Michael Byrne | Tim Vaughan David & Susan Luke | 40/0 | |
| chased leaders, hampered and lost place 11th, chased leaders again 5 out, ridden after next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | NK | Mountain Tunes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 3111/P / 7 | Jump (48) | Joshua Moore | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 16/0 | |
| behind, hampered 11th, headway next, chased leaders 5 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 19 L | Tidal Dance (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 12353/U / 9 | Jump (24) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | 16/0 | |
| mid-division, lost place 9th, weakened 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 13 |   | - | Road To Freedom (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3-P124F / 9 | Jump (20) | L P Aspell | L Wadham Miss Sarah-jayne… | 8/0 | |
| blundered 1st, always behind, struggling 8th, blundered and unseated rider 11th | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Vice Et Vertu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 45F4-33 / 12 | Jump (24) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Neville Statham… | 13/0 | |
| prominent until fell 11th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Simply The West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 22-24P3 / 9 | Jump (19) | Harry Skelton | C E Longsdon Biddestone Racing… | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, disputed lead before 8th, lost place when hampered 11th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Willoughby Hedge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 436411/ / 10 | Jump (783) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Trevor Hemmings | 8/0 | |
| held up behind, headway 12th, disputed 2nd and close up when fell 5 out | ||||||||||
| BD | 1 |   | - | Aigle De La See (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8) | 21176-4 / 6 | Jump (24) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 7/0 | |
| prominent early, mid-division, tracked leaders 7th, in touch when badly hampered and brought down 11th | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Henri Parry Morgan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 321464 / 13 | Jump (31) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Mr Will Harman | 40/0 | |
| mid-division, headway 10th, tracked leaders when fell 12th | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Millicent Silver (GB) (mare, grey, 10 10) | 4324-13 / 9 | Jump (29) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr John Goodman | 10/0 | |
| soon behind, reminders after 5th, struggling 8th tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
