bet365 December Novices' Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 6m 24.22s

1^st

Sam Spinner

711-1

6/5

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver

Awkward 1st, tracked leading pair, hit 3rd, went 2nd next, led 7th, blundered almost unseated rider who lost irons briefly and great recovery 13th, not fluent next, went clear before 3 out, easily op 11/10

2^nd

Windsor Avenue

711-1

4/5f

T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes

Led until headed and dropped to 3rd at 4th, left in close 2nd 13th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and beaten when mistake 3 out, mistake next, finished tired op 5/6 tchd 10/11

Also Ran

Aye Right

611-1

11/1

T: Mrs H O GrahamJ: Callum Bewley

Tracked leader led 4th until 7th, chased winner, not fluent next, not much room on inside when blundered and unseated rider 13th op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80EX:£2.20Trifecta:£1.90SF:£2.67

Forecasts

Windsor Avenue (4/5), Sam Spinner (6/5), Aye Right (11/1)

Brian Ellison openly admitted he's never been as nervous as he was before WINDSOR AVENUE's race at Carlisle. He needn't have been as this exciting prospect hacked up again from the front further cementing his place among the leading staying novices in training. In Sam Spinner he meets a worth adversary himself 2-2 over fences but Jedd O'Keeffe's stable star looked in grave danger once or twice in both and if he hits a flat spot here the selection will be away and gone. The duo's preference for front-running is an interesting subplot. Aye Right is useful himself but faces a very hard ask first time over fences.