06 Sep 2016 14:40 Worcester
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,431); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Worcester News Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Fact Of The Matter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 54/1U64- / 11 | Jump (171) | Brendan Powell | Jamie Snowden The Sandylini Racing… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 4th, clear last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2 L | Lucky Jim (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2-72555 / 8 | Flat (213), Jump (17) | N D Fehily | David Dennis Dd Racing & Professor… | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, effort 3 out, jumped right last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, unable to trouble winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Jarlath (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 43-5221 / 10 | Flat (423), Jump (26) | A Thornton | J W Mullins S Mullins Racing… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, left 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner from last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Berry De Carjac (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 00U5-73 / 7 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | N J Hawke Grace Harris Racing | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place before 6th, not much room 9th, soon closed, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 24 L | The Snappy Poet (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 355/162 / 7 | Jump (12) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott Jeremy Scott Racing… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, headway when not fluent and rider lost iron briefly 4th, not fluent 9th, soon lost place, badly hampered when no impression 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | ½ L | Kinari (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 721112 / 8 | Jump (58) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Mr H Jones | 9/2 | |
| led, not fluent 3rd, headed next, reminder 6th, lost place after 9th, well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 3½ L | Promanco (GB) (mare, bay, 11 12) | 479-724 / 7 | Jump (19) | G B Watters | C E Longsdon Mrs S Tainton | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, in touch after 9th, no impression 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Wait A Second (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 2165P-6 / 7 | Jump (46) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 9th, 2 lengths 2nd when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| BD | 9 |   | - | Sky Lino (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 3246-4 / 4 | Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nick Williams K Alexander/ R… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, 5th and in touch when brought down 3 out | ||||||||||
