Full Result 12.55 Doncaster | 25 January 2014

Racing Post Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m90yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £17,369.75 2nd £6,517.85 3rd £3,263.50 4th £1,625.65 5th £817.40

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Valdez 15/8F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	114	152	140	154	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Skew (Niniski)
Held up in touch, not fluent 1st, chased leader after 5 out, ridden 3 out, led just after last, kept on (tchd 7/4 and 2/1)

2 3¼	2. Arnaud (IRE) 14/1 Denis O'Regan C Byrnes	Denis O'Regan C Byrnes	6	114	142	136	152	–
b g Chevalier (IRE) - Jumbo Romance (IRE) (Tagula)
Led, still going well when hit 2 out, reduced advantage when not fluent last, headed soon after, no extra (op 9/1)

3 1 [4¼]	1. Fox Appeal (IRE) 2/1 Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle	Leighton Aspell Emma Lavelle	7	117	152	138	155	–
b g Brian Boru - Lady Appeal (IRE) (Phardante)
Tracked leader, mistake 1st, hit 5 out, ridden and outpaced in 3rd when mistake 3 out, stayed on after 2 out (op 5/2)

4 10 [14¼]	6. God's Own (IRE) 17/2 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	6	110	137	119	138	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Dantes Term (IRE) (Phardante)
In touch on outside, not fluent 6th and 7th, ridden after 4 out, soon beaten, jumped right last 3 (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

5 1 [15¼]	3. Caid Du Berlais (FR) 100/30 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	5	114	–	122	139	–
b g Westerner - Kenza Du Berlais (FR) (Kahyasi)
Held up in touch, ridden after 5 out, soon beaten (op 3/1)