Full Result 1.50 Ascot | 17 February 2024

Sodexo Live! Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m7f180yds) 3m Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £43,215 2nd £16,530 3rd £8,527.50 4th £4,500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Henry's Friend (IRE) 13/2 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	7	112 p¹	134	116	143	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Easter Bonnie (IRE) (Milan)
In touch with leaders, mistake 1st, mistake 10th, headway and joined leader 3 out, led just before 2 out, soon joined, lost position approaching last, led again run-in, soon ridden and kept on, all out (op 11/2)

2 hd	3. Kilbeg King (IRE) 100/30 Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	Sam Twiston-Davies Anthony Honeyball	9	112 tp	142	116	143	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Prayuwin Drummer (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, prominent after 14th, switched left and on outer before 4 out, joined leader 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, headed run-in, kept on and just held (op 16/5 tchd 3/1)

3 2½ [2¾]	5. Apple Away (IRE) 13/8F Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	7	109	141	107	134	–
b m Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Dr A Day (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Early mistakes, raced in second, pressed leader 12th, led 13th, mistake 14th, joined 3 out, lost position just before 2 out, mistake last, soon no extra (op 15/8)

4 nk [3]	4. The King Of Ryhope 10/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	8	112	134	114	142	–
ch g Malinas (GER) - Eleven Fifty Nine (Midnight Legend)
Travelled strongly, held up in last, headway before 4 out, shaken up when prominent after 2 out, hit last, soon no extra (op 16/1 tchd 9/1)

PU	1. Brave Kingdom (FR) 3/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	8	112 t	138	–	–	–
b g Brave Mansonnien (FR) - New Foundation (IRE) (College Chapel)
Jumped slightly left throughout, led, not fluent 12th, headed when bad mistake 13th, pressed leader when mistake 16th, soon lost ground, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed) (op 5/2)

5 ran Off time: 1:50:25 Winning time: 6m 6.20s (slow by 11.20s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Elizabeth And Oliver Troup (Henry's Friend) 1st breeder: Otto Daniel Kueres
2nd owner: M R Chapman, E Jones & H Kingston (Kilbeg King)
3rd owner: Old Gold Racing 14 (Apple Away)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.30 £1.80 Ex: £28.60 CSF: £26.69 Trifecta: £56.50

1:50 Ascot 17 Feb 2024

Sodexo Live! Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)