13:20 Ascot
Friday 22 December 2017
All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40
Stella Artois Novices' Limited Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus  |  Class 3  |  2m 167y  |  Soft  |  5 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 16.18s
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â N de Boinville
Jumped well, made virtually all, 2 lengths ahead going well 3 out, over 5 lengths clear last, kept up to work after last, stayed on strongly op 11/8 tchd 7/4
T:Â P W MiddletonJ:Â Mitchell Bastyan (5)
Went to post early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, mistake last, no chance with winner tchd 4/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â T J O'Brien
Pressed winner until 9th, chased leading pair, ridden and weakened and mistake 2 out op 10/3
T:Â A W CarrollJ:Â Lee Edwards
Held up in 5th, closer in 4th 6th, jumped left 9th, blundered and weakened next op 11/1
T:Â G L MooreJ:Â J E Moore
Held up in 4th until outpaced and dropped to last and mistake 6th, never on terms after, tailed off op 11/2
Also Ran
T:Â David DennisJ:Â
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â D J Mullins
T:Â Dr R D P NewlandJ:Â
T:Â Kerry LeeJ:Â
T:Â D Killahena & G McPhersonJ:Â Kielan Woods
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â
T:Â L WadhamJ:Â
T:Â Miss R CurtisJ:Â Adam Wedge
T:Â D McCain JnrJ:Â W T Kennedy
T:Â Miss J S DavisJ:Â
T:Â R HobsonJ:Â
T:Â G L MooreJ:Â
T:Â F O'BrienJ:Â
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.40, £1.70EX:£7.20Trifecta:£19.90SF:£9.39
Forecasts
Divine Spear (13/8), I See You Well (5/2), Exitas (9/2), Darebin (9/2), Prairie Town (10/1)
Exitas has enjoyed a fruitful early few months of the season, but has climbed the weights as a result, so will surely appreciate the helpful 5lb claim of the excellent Mitchell Bastyan. Both Darebin and I See You Well have mustered plenty of experience over fences recently, but neither appear wholly bomb-proof, with the first named likely to appreciate a drop back to 2m, so the selection has to be the Catterick scorer DIVINE SPEAR. Whilst the bare form of that contest isn't anything out of the ordinary, those Catterick fences can take some jumping for a novice, and he beat a reasonable yardstick (Alzammaar) with relative ease. Hurdles proven on soft ground at this track (runner up to Air Horse One in February), he's fancied to maintain his unbeaten record over fences.
- Divine Spear
- Exitas
- I See You Well
Previous Winners
2016
Prize Money
1st: £9,747.002nd: £2,862.003rd: £1,431.004th: £716.00
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