12 Jan 2018 15:30 Huntingdon
Winner: £13,400 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 2m 3f 189y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Smarkets Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Terrefort (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 26-1313 / 12 | Jump (80) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir… | 6/4 | |
| jumped well, pressed leader, led 4th, clear flat, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 10 L | Bentelimar (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 3U2603 / 9 | Jump (27) | J J Burke | C E Longsdon Swanee River Partnership | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 16 L | The Boss's Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 411P7/6 / 11 | Jump (34) | T E Whelan | N B King Slis Ltd, Mr M… | 12/1 | |
| led until jumped left 4th, struggling 3 out, well held 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 2 L | Exitas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F11382 / 13 | Jump (21) | Mitchell Bastyan | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton | 8/1 | |
| in rear, not always fluent, stumbled 1st, headway 9th, struggling 3 out, well held 3rd 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 6 L | Bobo Mac (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 13) | 221-84F / 13 | Jump (38) | J E Moore | T Symonds C & M Baker, K… | 5/1 | |
| in rear, stumbled 1st, in touch when mistake and nearly fell 6th, soon last, headway after 11th, struggling before 3 out, well held 5th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 30 L | Accord (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 33-1496 / 8 | Jump (35) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Mr Jim Furlong | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, lost place 5th, behind 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 1 L | Centurius (GB) (colt, chestnut, 10 6) | 462154- / 8 | Flat (1332), Jump (286) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Venetia Williams… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, not fluent and lost place 12th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
