Full Result 1.55 Sandown | 8 December 2017

MS Amlin Insurance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 15 fences 2 omitted

1st £7,507.20 2nd £2,217.60 3rd £1,108.80 4th £554.40 5th £277.20 6th £139.20

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Touch Kick (IRE) 5/2F Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	116 ht	123	74	130	–
b g Presenting - Bay Pearl (FR) (Broadway Flyer)
Looked well, tracked leaders, jumped left 11th and next, led bypassing 3 out, jumped left last, hard pressed flat, hard driven and held on well (op 3/1)

2 ½	4. Lithic (IRE) 7/2 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	6	116 p¹	123	73	128	–
b g Westerner - Acoola (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th and jumped slowly 9th, progress to challenge when widest of three in line before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on to challenge flat, just held (op 10/3)

3 2¾ [3¼]	5. Darebin (GER) 9/2 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	116	123	70	125	–
ch g It's Gino (GER) - Delightful Sofie (GER) (Grand Lodge)
Tracked leaders, close up on long run bypassing 3 out, not quicken after 2 out, one pace after (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

4 2¾ [6]	7. Ramore Will (IRE) 9/1 David Noonan Chris Gordon	David Noonan Chris Gordon	6	107 h	110	55	109	–
gr g Tikkanen (USA) - Gill Hall Lady (Silver Patriarch)
Held up in last, mistake 5th, progress to challenge bypassing 3 out, with winner 2 out, lost 2nd and faded before last (op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1)

5 nk [6¼]	1. Wilberdragon 4/1 Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	Jonathan Burke Charlie Longsdon	7	118 tp	125	69	124	–
b g Kayf Tara - Swaythe (USA) (Swain)
Disputed lead to 11th, dropped to last bypassing 3 out and soon well beaten, kept on again from last (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

6 14 [20¼]	6. Right Of Reply (IRE) 13/2 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	111	118	47	103	–
b g Presenting - Baliya (IRE) (Robellino)
Disputed lead until definite advantage 11th, going strongly on long run turning for home, headed bypassing 3 out, weakened tamely (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

6 ran Off time: 1:56:41 Winning time: 5m 24.00s (slow by 22.00s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Good Man Hughie (self certificate), Phobiaphiliac (travel problems)
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Touch Kick) 1st breeder: Aaron Metcalfe
2nd owner: Jon and Julia Aisbitt (Lithic)
3rd owner: Chris Stedman & Mark Albon (Darebin)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £2 £2.20 Ex: £12.60 CSF: £11.91 Tricast: £35.37 Trifecta: £42.10

The Pond fence (3rd last) omitted on both circuits - low sun.

1:55 Sandown 8 Dec 2017

MS Amlin Insurance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase