14:25 Newbury

Friday 29 November 2019

All12:1512:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Ladbrokes 'Where The Nation Plays' Novices' Chase (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 57.40s

1^st

Champ

711-1

4/5f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Left tracking leader 1st, unsighted jumped into back of loose horse and hampered 4th, went left not fluent and lost 2nd 3 out, rallied under pressure last, led run-in and nearly ran off the course at elbow, kept on tchd 8/11

2^nd

1 ¾

Black Op

811-1

9/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Vying for lead when left in front 1st, went clear 8th until 5 out, joined and hit last, headed and not pace of winner run-in op 4/1

3^rd

4 ½

Deyrann de Carjac

611-1

16/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Left in 3rd place 1st, went close 2nd 3 out, challenged and reached for 2 out, every chance last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

Mont Des Avaloirs

611-1

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Behind, went modest 4th towards finish, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 33/1

5^th

Vision Des Flos

611-1

5/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Raced keenly, held up in last pair, left in 4th place 1st, slight mistake 5 out, weakened 2 out op 6/1

Also Ran

Dashel Drasher

611-1

8/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Slight lead when blundered badly and unseated rider 1st op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.60Pl:£1.10, £2.30EX:£3.90Trifecta:£22.20SF:£5.08Swingers:£1.60, £2.30, £5.20

Forecasts

Champ (4/5), Black Op (9/2), Vision Des Flos (5/1), Dashel Drasher (8/1), Deyrann de Carjac (16/1), Mont Des Avaloirs (20/1)

CHAMP took the highest order in novice company last season and put in a highly encouraging debut at this track earlier this month, jumping with fluency when not fully wound up. He should be able to take this contest on the way to loftier targets and is set to be Britain's leading staying novice chaser this term. Black Op bounced back to his very best last time after a truncated season but even that form may just fall short of the top level, while Vision Des Flos is a classy sort whose jumping will need to hold up back on his return to fences.

Champ
Black Op
Vision Des Flos

Previous Winners

2018

La Bague Au Roi

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 7

J: R Johnson | T: W Greatrex

5/4

Prize Money

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