Noel Novices Chase Tips 2020
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Noel Novices Chase Tips
When is The Noel Novices Chase 2020?
The Noel Novices Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt race. In 2020 it is scheduled to run on Friday 18th December, getting underway at 3.05pm. It is being run as the The Sky Bet Noel Novices' Chase.
The Noel Novices Chase is run over a distance of about 2 miles and 3 furlongs, it is open to horses aged four years and older.
Last year's winner Angels Breath received £19932 running the race in 5 mins and 38.82 seconds.
Top Jockey in this race is Richard Dunwoody who has won five times, in 1989/1990/1996/1997/1998
It’s all Allart for the @SkyBet Performance of the Day! 🙌
What a showing in the final furlongs of the Sky Bet Noel Novices’ Steeple Chase. pic.twitter.com/yrqVE1zWEr
— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) December 18, 2020
Noel Novices Chase Previous Winners
In 2004 the race was run at Windsor, in 2009 the race was abandoned due to snow, and the following year, it was abandoned because of frost.
| Date | Track | Distance | Going | Runners | Winner | Stallion | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Weight | OR | NC(F) | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.12.2020 | Ascot | 2m3f | Soft | 5 | Allart (IRE) | Shantou (USA) | 6 | Boinville, Nico | Henderson, N J | 5/2 | 11-0 | 143 | 1(1) | 283d |
| 20.12.2019 | Ascot | 2m5f | Heavy | 2 | Angels Breath (IRE) | Shantou (USA) | 5 | Boinville, Nico | Henderson, N J | 1/5 | 11-0 | 151 | 0(0) | 28d |
| 21.12.2018 | Ascot | 2m5f | Soft | 4 | Vinndication (IRE) | Vinnie Roe (IRE) | 5 | Bass, David | Bailey, K C | 8/13 | 11-0 | 149 | 0(0) | 39d |
| 22.12.2017 | Ascot | 2m5½f | Good To Soft | 3 | Benatar (IRE) | Beneficial | 5 | Moore, Jamie | Moore, G L | 7/4 | 11-0 | 148 | 0(0) | 32d |
| 16.12.2016 | Ascot | 2m5f | Good To Soft | 4 | Politologue (FR) | Poliglote | 5 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 10/11 | 11-6 | 144 | 1(0) | 28d |
| 18.12.2015 | Ascot | 2m5f | Soft | 6 | Le Mercurey (FR) | Nickname (FR) | 5 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 2/1 | 11-4 | 142 | 0(0) | 32d |
| 19.12.2014 | Ascot | 2m3f | Soft | 5 | Ptit Zig (FR) | Great Pretender (IRE) | 5 | Twiston-Davies, Sam | Nicholls, P F | 6/4 | 11-4 | 0 | 0(0) | 30d |
| 20.12.2013 | Ascot | 2m3f | Soft | 4 | Fox Appeal (IRE) | Brian Boru | 6 | Coleman, A | Lavelle, Miss E C | 5/4 | 11-0 | 145 | 0(0) | 41d |
| 21.12.2012 | Ascot | 2m3f | Heavy | 5 | Simonsig | Fair Mix (IRE) | 6 | Geraghty, B J | Henderson, N J | 2/9 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 251d |
| 16.12.2011 | Ascot | 2m3f | Soft | 6 | Zaynar (FR) | Daylami (IRE) | 6 | Reveley, James | Williams, Nick | 7/2 | 11-0 | 142 | 0(0) | 14d |
| 19.12.2008 | Ascot | 2m3f | Good To Soft | 5 | Deep Purple | Halling (USA) | 7 | Moloney, Paul | Williams, Evan | 9/4 | 11-0 | 0 | 0(0) | 22d |
| 21.12.2007 | Ascot | 2m3f | Good To Firm | 4 | Hobbs Hill | Alflora (IRE) | 8 | McCoy, A P | Egerton, C R | 2/11 | 11-6 | 150 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 15.12.2006 | Ascot | 2m3f | Good | 5 | Briareus | Halling (USA) | 6 | Bradburne, Mark | Balding, A M | 7/2 | 11-5 | 0 | 0(0) | 21d |
| 16.12.2005 | Windsor | 2m4f | Good To Soft | 7 | The Listener (IRE) | Roselier (FR) | 6 | Thornton, Andrew | Alner, R H | 5/4 | 11-10 | 0 | 2(1) | 14d |
| 18.12.2004 | Windsor | 2m4f | Soft | 5 | See You Sometime | Sharp Deal | 9 | Thornton, Andrew | Mullins, J W | 13/2 | 11-4 | 128 | 2(2) | 21d |
| 20.12.2003 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Soft | 4 | Supreme Prince (IRE) | Supreme Leader | 6 | Flynn, Paul W | Hobbs, P J | 9/4 | 11-8 | 0 | 0(0) | 14d |
| 21.12.2002 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Soft | 6 | Tarxien | Kendor (FR) | 8 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | Evens | 11-8 | 0 | 1(0) | 35d |
| 22.12.2001 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Good | 4 | Seebald (GER) | Mulberry (FR) | 6 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | Evens | 11-8 | 147 | 0(0) | 34d |
| 16.12.2000 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Soft | 7 | Galant Moss (FR) | Tip Moss (FR) | 6 | McCoy, A P | Pipe, M C | 7/2 | 11-3 | 0 | 2(0) | 21d |
| 18.12.1999 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Good To Soft | 5 | Toto Toscato (FR) | Lesotho (USA) | 5 | Johnson, Richard | King, A | 5/1 | 11-7 | 0 | 0(0) | 14d |
| 19.12.1998 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Good To Soft | 7 | Kurakka (IRE) | Florida Son | 5 | Dunwoody, R | Gifford, J T | 7/2 | 11-3 | 120 | 0(0) | 44d |
| 20.12.1997 | Ascot | 2m3½f | Good To Soft | 3 | Chiefs Song | Chief Singer | 7 | Dunwoody, R | Dow, S | 2/1 | 11-10 | 0 | 0(0) | 14d |
Noel Novices Chase Trends
Keith has poured over the stats for the Jacquart Noel Novices Chase and found the following trends:
10 Year Trends and Statistics (No race 2009 & 2010 adverse weather)
- Age – 5 of the last 10 winners were aged 5, all 10 were between 5 and 7.
- Sex – All of the last 10 winners were geldings.
- Trainer – Paul Nicholls has won the race 3 times from just 7 runners in the last 10 years, Nicky Henderson has had 2 wins from 4 runners.
- Horse – Due to conditions no horse has run more than once in the race.
- Country – 4 of the last 10 winners were bred in Ireland, 4 in France and 2 in Great Britain.
- Colour – 6 of the last 10 winners were bay, the other 4 were grey.
- Weight Carried – 7 of the last 10 winners carried 11st.
- Starting Price (SP) – All of the last 10 winners returned a SP of 7/2 or less.
- Starting Price Rank – 6 of the last 10 winners started as favourite and all were in the first 2 in the betting.
- Headgear – None of the last 10 winners wore any headgear.
- Days Since Last Run – 9 of the last 10 winners had run between 14 and 41 days ago.
- Last Run Form –10 of the last 10 winners had won last time out, all of them finished in the first 2 last time.
Noel Novices Chase Tips
The Noel Novices Chaseis another race where those favoured in the betting market do very well, a good recent run, preferably a winning one is also omnipotent so with that in mind the short list is BOLD PLAN, FIDDLERONTHEROOF and PIC D'ORTHY.
Keith's Tip on Raceday
FIDDLERONTHEROOF 15:05 Ascot 9/4 – Grade 1 winning hurdler who has taken well to chasing with a win and 2 seconds. Runner up in the Grade 2 Berkshire at Newbury last time he should be able to see off this opposition.
How did we do?
FIDDLERONTHEROOF was perfectly positioned and ridden to lead 2 from home but he was joined by ALART at the last and had to settle for second after being out stayed in the closing stages.
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Noel Novices Chase Results
Sky Bet Noel Novices Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Distance: 2m3f (4135 yards +35 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £14807 Direction: Right Handed
Runners: 5 Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Grade 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 4 mins 55.84s Avg OR: 144 Median OR: 143
Full Results:
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | Allart (IRE) | 6 | 11-0 | 143 | Henderson, N J | Boinville, Nico | 5/2 | 3.53 | 1.84 | ||
| held up towards rear, hit 6th, headway to to chase leaders 4 out, driven before last, upsides last, led flat, ran on BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 19.5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 2nd | 2.75 | Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) | 6 | 11-0 | 148 | Tizzard, C L | Power, R M | 11/10 (Fav) | 2.17 | 1.40 | |
| pressed leader, ridden to lead 2 out, joined last, headed flat, stayed on close home but could not match winner BF IP MIN 1.14 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 3rd | 8 | Kiltealy Briggs (IRE) | 6 | 11-0 | TT | 140 | Snowden, Jamie | ONeill, Jonjo (Jr) | 9/1 | 13.50 | 4.15 |
| led, ridden after 3 out, headed before 2 out, one pace from last BF IP MIN 3.25 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 4th | 19 | Pic DOrhy (FR) | 5 | 11-0 | TT | 150 | Nicholls, P F | Cobden, Harry | 9/2 | 6.05 | 2.59 |
| tracked leaders, close up 8th, ridden and lost place 3 out, weakened before 2 out BF IP MIN 4.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 5th | 3.75 | Antunes | 6 | 11-0 | 137 | Skelton, Daniel | Skelton, Harry | 20/1 | 28.35 | 7.76 | |
| held up behind leaders, in rear but in touch when ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out BF IP MIN 18.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Non Runners – Bold Plan (IRE)
Jacquart Noel Novices Chase (Grade 2)
Distance: 2m5f (4628 yards +41 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £19932 Dir: Right Handed
Runners: 2 Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Grade 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 5 mins 38.82s Avg OR: 147 Median OR: 146.5
Full Results:
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Horse | Age | Weight | Headgear | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Angels Breath (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | 151 | Henderson, N J | Boinville, Nico | 1/5 (Fav) | 1.21 | |||
| made all, quickened pace 3 out, soon 5 lengths clear, eased flat, unchallenged (fence before swinley bottom not jumped 15 fences jumped) BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 1.25 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd | 23 | Mont Des Avaloirs (FR) | 6 | 11-0 | 142 | Nicholls, P F | Cobden, Harry | 4/1 | 5.60 | ||
| tracked winner, pushed along soon after 3 out, eased flat when no chance with winner BF IP MIN 4.9 BF IP MAX 1000 | ||||||||||||
Ascot December Weekend Race Cards
Christmas Racing Weekend – 18th & 19th December – Ascot Racecourse:
Friday 18th December
| START TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:45 | Ascot Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2m5f | Class 3 |
| 1:20 | Ascot Maiden Hurdle | 2m5f | Class 3 |
| 1:55 | Ascot Novices Limited Handicap Chase | 2m | Class 3 |
| 2:30 | Skybet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle | 1m7f | Grade 2 |
| 3:05 | Swinley Noel Novices Chase | 2m3f | Grade 2 |
| 3:35 | Ascot Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1m7f | Listed |
Saturday 19th December
| START TIMES | RACE | DISTANCE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:40 | Ascot Novices Handicap Hurdle | 2m7f | Class 4 |
| 1:15 | Ascot Graduation Chase | 2m5f | Class 2 |
| 1:50 | Ascot Handicap Chase | 2m2f | Class 2 |
| 2:25 | Long Walk Hurdle | 3m | Grade 1 |
| 3:00 | Ascot Silver Cup | 2m7f | Listed |
| 3:35 | Betfair Exchange Trophy | 1m7f | Grade 3 |
