09 Dec 2016 12:20 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 3m 1f 56y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Watered).
Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Singlefarmpayment (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 211P-32 / 11 | Jump (20) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Mr N T Griffith… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 13th, challenging when bumped 3 out, led before next, clear approaching last, idled, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2½ L | Arpege D'alene (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | P129-51 / 7 | Jump (34) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Mr&Mrs P K Barber,g… | 3/1 | |
| chasing leaders 2nd, not fluent 15th, driven after 3 out, went 2nd and stayed on flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 6 L | Label Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 21320-2 / 10 | Flat (740), Jump (19) | R Johnson | A King David Sewell &… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, jumped right 9th, not fluent and lost place 12th, mistake 17th and 3 out, closed before 2 out, went 3rd flat, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1 L | Emerging Force (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 31U-P11 / 7 | Jump (38) | G Sheehan | H Whittington Webb Holt Carpenter… | 5/2 | |
| led until not fluent 13th (water), led 14th, headed 17th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 28 L | Laurium (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | UU3-P31 / 8 | Jump (30) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Ten From Seven | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, not much room 9th, not fluent 11th, headway 14th, outpaced 16th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 23 L | Relentless Dreamer (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | P31121 / 12 | Jump (15) | Jonathan Moore | Miss R Curtis Mr Nigel Morris | 14/1 | |
| with leader, not fluent 1st, led 13th, headed next, led 17th until jumped right and mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
