26 Dec 2018 15:10 Wincanton
Winner: £16,400 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 4f 35y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
EBF/TBA Mares' Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Castafiore (USA) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 186-044 / 12 | Flat (931), Jump (22) | Paul O'Brien | C E Longsdon Slater Stockwood… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, left in lead 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon joined, ridden to assert between last 2, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 7 L | Little Miss Poet (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 43-3145 / 7 | Jump (32) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mr M W Pendarves | 7/4 | |
| raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, left in 3rd place at 4th, hit next, 2nd 13th, closed and every chance 3 out, ridden and held between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 23 L | Blackdown Hills (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 42-119P / 9 | Jump (35) | Nick Scholfield | J W Mullins Mrs P de W Johnson | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, left tracking leader 4th, dropped to 3rd at 17th, reached for 4 out, soon outpaced just held on for modest 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Floral Bouquet (GB) (filly, black, 11 0) | 611-F3F / 8 | Jump (21) | Page Fuller | Jamie Snowden The Picnic Party | 16/1 | |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, blundered and stumbled badly 4th, reached for 12th, outpaced when stumbled badly 13th, plugged on run-in | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Kupatana (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 412-112 / 7 | Jump (26) | James Bowen | N J Henderson Kenneth Alexander | 5/6 | |
| led, blundered and unseated rider 4th | ||||||||||
