26 Dec 2018 14:15 Huntingdon
Winner: £11,400 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 3f 189y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Fitzdares National Huntingdon Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Well Smitten (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 26/U72-P / 13 | Jump (228) | J M Quinlan | Miss A Murphy Gunalt Partnership | 9/1 | |
| made all, clear 3 out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 7 L | Second Time Around (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 675-425 / 7 | Jump (157) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr & Mrs R Scott | 9/4 | |
| tracked winner, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1 L | Le Capricieux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1F3F5-4 / 8 | Jump (28) | N F Houlihan | G & J Moore Mr A Foreman &… | 6/1 | |
| in touch, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 20 L | Shininstar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 335331 / 12 | Jump (21) | Miss L Brooke | J Groucott Mrs Belinda Clarke | 9/2 | |
| close up, ridden to track winner 11th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Zen Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 29-224U / 10 | Jump (22) | Kielan Woods | C J Mann Mr M E Sowersby | 6/1 | |
| in rear, some headway 13th, ridden 3 out, fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Always On The Ball (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 4224-3P / 5 | Jump (85) | Charlie Deutsch | C E Longsdon Miss S Pilkington | 9/1 | |
| tracked winner until mistake 8th and soon lost place, weakened 13, behind when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Braw Angus (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 45PPP-0 / 8 | Jump (57) | M Hamill | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr I F W Buchan | 4/1 | |
| not fluent, towards rear, reminders 6th, behind from 9th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
