Full Result 1.55 Leicester | 7 December 2016

Ivy Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f201yds) 2m Firm 12 fences

1st £5,198.40 2nd £1,526.40 3rd £763.20 4th £381.60

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Unify 4/1 Mr W Gordon ⁷ Anthony Honeyball	Mr W Gordon ⁷ Anthony Honeyball	6	113 t	100	93	107	–
b m Midnight Legend - Holy Smoke (Statoblest)
Prominent, ridden after 8th, chased leader approaching 4 out, 6 lengths down when left clear 4 out, shaken up approaching last, all out (op 7/2)

2 ¾	1. Opechee (IRE) 7/1 Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	Jake Hodson ⁵ David Bridgwater	5	117 h¹	102	94	110	–
b g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Falcons Gift (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Soon behind, mistake 1st, went poor 3rd 2 out, blundered last, strong run flat, not quite reached winner (op 6/1)

3 5 [5¾]	6. Next Exit (IRE) 13/2 Ben Poste ³ John Cornwall	Ben Poste ³ John Cornwall	11	911 7 8 t	76	62	78	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Pilgrim Star (IRE) (Marju)
Chased leader until ridden approaching 4 out, left 2nd again 4 out, stayed on same pace from next (op 9/2)

4 16 [21¾]	3. Diamond Life 8/1 Andrew Tinkler Mark Pitman	Andrew Tinkler Mark Pitman	10	118	98	64	85	–
b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Myrrh (Salse)
Soon behind, jumped left 5th and 7th, left poor 3rd 4 out, mistake next, soon ridden, never dangerous (jockey said that the gelding slipped on the bend turning into the back straight) (op 6/1 tchd 9/1)

UR	5. The Society Man (IRE) 16/1 Lee Edwards Michael Chapman	Lee Edwards Michael Chapman	9	100 10	76	–	–	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Redruth (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Soon behind, blundered and unseated rider 5th (op 25/1)

UR	4. Caprice D'Anglais (FR) 11/10F Conor O'Farrell Richard Hobson	Conor O'Farrell Richard Hobson	4	104 p	86	–	94	–
gr g Kapgarde (FR) - Odile De Neulliac (FR) (Turgeon)
Led, 6 lengths clear and going ok when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 15/8)

6 ran Off time: 1:55:27 Winning time: 3m 53.10s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Anthony Honeyball Racing Club Ltd (Unify) 1st breeder: Capt A L Smith-Maxwell
2nd owner: AM Bostock DG Bostock (Opechee)
3rd owner: J R Cornwall (Next Exit)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £2.30 £3.10 Ex: £17.60 CSF: £28.55 Trifecta: £74.20

New course record.

1:55 Leicester 7 Dec 2016

Ivy Novices' Handicap Chase