Full Result 2.30 Ascot | 19 December 2014

Mitie Novices' Chase (Registered as The Noel Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m2f175yds) 2m3f Soft 16 fences

1st £17,162.35 2nd £6,466 3rd £3,236.05 4th £1,616.50 5th £811.30

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Ptit Zig (FR) 6/4 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	5	114	–	123	160	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Red Rym (FR) (Denham Red)
Tracked leader, mistake 10th, led 4 out, pressed and shaken up when jumped slightly left 2 out, soon ridden clear, readily (tchd 7/4)

2 9	4. Josses Hill (IRE) 10/11F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	109	150	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Credora Storm (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Tracked leading pair, very awkward 8th, not always fluent after, brought to challenge when slightly impeded 2 out, soon ridden and readily left behind (op 6/5 tchd 5/4 in places)

3 20 [29]	1. Dunraven Storm (IRE) 6/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	9	116	150	94	131	–
br g Presenting - Foxfire (Lord Americo)
Led, mistake 11th, headed 4 out, pressed winner until weakened quickly before 2 out (op 5/1 tchd 13/2)

4 2¾ [31¾]	5. Traffic Fluide (FR) 33/1 Joshua Moore Gary Moore	Joshua Moore Gary Moore	4	1012	–	83	120	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Petale Rouge (FR) (Bonnet Rouge)
Held up in 4th, well in touch until pushed along and left behind from 4 out, shaped with some promise

5 79 [110¾]	2. Formal Bid (IRE) 100/1 Felix De Giles Barry Brennan	Felix De Giles Barry Brennan	7	114 tb	122	–	46	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Sharamaine (IRE) (King Charlemagne)
Always last, weakened before 11th, beaten more than a fence

5 ran Off time: 2:30:57 Winning time: 4m 48.00s (slow by 12.00s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Chris Giles,Barry Fulton & Richard Webb (Ptit Zig) 1st breeder: Jean-Francois Vermand
2nd owner: A D Spence (Josses Hill)
3rd owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Dunraven Storm)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.10 £1.10 Ex: £3.70 CSF: £3.43 Trifecta: £5.70