13 Dec 2016 14:10 Wincanton
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 4f 35y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Be Wiser Insurance Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Connetable (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 32100-4 / 13 | Jump (24) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Elegant Clutter… | 5/1 | |
| held up on outside, not fluent 3rd or 9th, headway on outside 4 out, close 4th 3 out, soon left in lead, strongly pressed until drew away towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Robinsfirth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 14124/ / 10 | Jump (689) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Christine Knowles… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 6th or 12th, 3rd when left in lead when hampered 3 out, soon headed, stayed with every chance until no impression on winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| BD | 1 |   | - | Barney Dwan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 11413-2 / 11 | Jump (36) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Matt & Sally Burford | 7/4 | |
| held up, jumped left and not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, in touch 9th, went 2nd before 4 out, every chance when brought down 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Brother Tedd (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 47-5242 / 12 | Jump (25) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Scrase Farms | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th and 7th, led 12th, narrow lead when fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Greybougg (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1127/53- / 10 | Jump (557) | Thomas Bellamy | N J Hawke Capps, Smith &… | 100/1 | |
| led, not always fluent, headed 12th, lost place after 4 out, beaten when left 4th next, blundered and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Karl Marx (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 562416 / 10 | Flat (146), Jump (60) | James Banks | Mark Gillard Mr Sam Bartlett | 200/1 | |
| in rear, behind 5th, pulled up before 10th | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Sir Ivan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 53222-7 / 13 | Jump (51) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Eyre Family | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 3rd, lost place after 13th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4/11P-2F / 13 | Jump (29) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs Peter Andrews | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th and 13th, headway when left 3rd 3 out, about 3 lengths off front pair when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
