16 Dec 2016 13:20 Ascot
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 192y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Stella Artois Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Red Devil Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 641-323 / 10 | Jump (14) | Jack Sherwood | Miss S Smith Miss Emma M Richards | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader until 2nd, chased leading pair, hit 5th, 2nd again approaching 4 out, led approaching 2 out, joined last, strongly pressed and edged left run-in, battled on gamely and found extra close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | NK | Champagne At Tara (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 5822-07 / 10 | Jump (34) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| held up in touch, went handy 4th 8th, 3rd before 2 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden and upsides last, every chance run-in, no extra in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3¾ L | I'dliketheoption (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 032U14 / 10 | Jump (20) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| never fluent, held up in 6th, mistake 4th, hit next, pushed along and struggling in last before 8th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, driven and stayed on between last two, 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Mister Spingsprong (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 535/22P / 10 | Jump (182) | Sam Twiston-Davies | B Ellison D Gilbert, M Lawrence,… | 9/2 | |
| mistakes, mistake 1st, chased leading trio until 8th, remained handy 5th, blundered 4 out, ridden before 2 out, driven disputing 4th and one pace between last two, plugged on from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | NS | Imperial Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 1247-25 / 10 | Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, tracked leader 2nd until approaching 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, ridden between last two, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 26 L | Back By Midnight (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 3820-31 / 8 | Jump (14) | Jamie Bargary | Mrs E Bishop Select Racing Club… | 9/2 | |
| sometimes jumped left, led, went left 4 out and next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened badly and eased when went badly left last | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Dubawi Island (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 1/1820P- / 9 | Flat (1331), Jump (274) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | 11/1 | |
| not too keen to jump off, soon in rear, blundered 4th, tailed off and pulled up 7th | ||||||||||
