31 Dec 2016 14:25 Newbury
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 2m 92y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Betfred TV Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Hallowe'en Trophy)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Icing On The Cake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | F1/53-4 / 15 | Jump (73) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Palmer-brown Worcester… | 12/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in 4th and always travelling well, left 3rd 9th, ridden between last two, closing when hit 2 out, close 2nd at the last, stayed on gamely after the last to lead final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | ¾ L | Knockgraffon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1271-31 / 10 | Jump (36) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mrs Barbara Hester | 5/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, awkward 2nd, led 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden after the last, headed and no extra final 150 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2 L | Romain De Senam (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 32525-2 / 12 | Jump (33) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr Daniel Cherriman | 7/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leading pair, left 2nd 9th, pushed along before 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd at the last, ridden edged left and and weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Cepage (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 31-4141 / 12 | Jump (17) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership | 5/6 | |
| sweating, raced keenly, led until mistake and headed 5th, chased leader, fell 9th | ||||||||||
