12:45 Newbury

Saturday 2 December 2017

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Ladbrokes John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 5m 54.20s

1^st

Elegant Escape

511-2

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Led until 8th (water), with leader, led again 10th, joined 3 out and again last, driven and stayed on well run-in op 6/1 tchd 13/2

2^nd

Black Corton

611-5

9/4

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Tracked leaders, left in 2nd place 3 out, every chance when not fluent last, kept on run-in, always held op 2/1

3^rd

Sir Ivan

711-2

7/2

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, hit 4th, outpaced before 14th, rallied next, no impression when left modest 3rd 3 out, hit next op 5/1

4^th

2 ¼

Wait For Me

711-2

4/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Never that fluent, held up last, mistake 13th, weakened 4 out, left modest 4th next

Also Ran

Fountains Windfall

711-2

3/1f

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked winner, mistake 1st, not fluent 3rd, led 8th (water) until 10th, pressed winner, every chance when knuckled on landing and fell 3 out op 15/8

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£2.60, £1.50EX:£14.80Trifecta:£92.00SF:£16.60

Forecasts

Black Corton (9/4), Fountains Windfall (3/1), Sir Ivan (7/2), Wait For Me (4/1), Elegant Escape (7/1)

BLACK CORTON can defy a penalty to take this novice chase and in the process register his seventh victory over fences. Paul Nicholls charge saw off a couple of useful rivals when winning at Cheltenham last time out and can get the better of Fountains Windfall who mad eh best possible start to his chasing career when winning last time out while Sir Ivan, a winner twice over fences this year can finish third on this occasion.

Black Corton
Fountains Windfall
Sir Ivan

Previous Winners

2016

Thistlecrack

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 8

J: T Scudamore | T: C L Tizzard

1/8

Prize Money

1st: £22,780.002nd: £8,548.003rd: £4,280.004th: £2,132.005th: £1,072.006th: £536.00