Wincanton

Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f35y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £3,829

Runners: 6

Winning time: 5m 12.80s (slow by 17.80s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

9 My Mate Polly

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 83

SP: 28/1

Towards rear - went fourth 5th - headway 3 out - soon ridden - went second 2 out - led run-in - kept on well

2 ½

2 I Shut That d'Or

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 98

SP: 13/8F

Jumped left throughout - led - 2 lengths ahead when jumped left and not fluent last - headed run-in - kept on(op 5/2)

3 10 10½

6 Cave Article

J: Harry Cobden

T: Christian Williams

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 4lbs

OR: 76

SP: 7/4

Pressed leader early - prominent 7th - pressed leader 11th - lost second 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 5/4 tchd 6/5)

4 7 17½

1 Celtic Ned

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age: 6

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 100

SP: 8/1

Raced in fourth - lost position but in touch with leaders from 5th - headway 13th - went third 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)

5 62 79½

3 Always Busy

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Christian Williams

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 97

SP: 16/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 12/1)

8 Mr Sociable

J: James Davies

T: Chris Down

Age: 9

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 74

SP: 11/2

Prominent - went second 7th - struggling when lost second 11th - weakened 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 5/1)

Benandgone

J: Mr Robbie David(7)

T: Daisy Hitchins

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 93

SP: -

Noah's Light

J: Lewis Stones(3)

T: Richenda Ford

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 3lbs

OR: 75

SP: -

Benville Bridge

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Fiona Shaw

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 7lbs

OR: 79

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £30.60

Tote place: £8.40 £1.40

Exacta: £79.60

Trifecta: £309.40

Tricast: £120.66

CSF: £74.39