Racecards
15:37 Ascot
Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 8y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £175,000 added
- Winner: £99,662
- 2nd: £37,398
- 3rd: £18,725
- 4th: £9,328
- Form 283/4-46
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 154
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey J J Slevin
mid-division, improved into 3rd at 4th, pushed along after 3 out and well held
- Form 2F13-26
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 166
wore red hood to post, handy, not fluent 3rd, left behind by winner from 11th, ridden after 2 out, kept on for modest 2nd
- Form 784533
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
always outpaced in rear
- Form U/124-31
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 163
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
prominent, mistake 4th and lost position, jumped left next, slow jump 5th and soon lost more ground, pulled up after 7th
- Form 114P-10
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey David Noonan
chased leaders in modest 4th, weakened after 4 out
- Form 1/121P-1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 161
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
made all, jumped well, went clear from 11th, always in command thereafter, coasted home, unchallenged (first fence in back straight omitted)
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Blue Lord (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, slight mistake at 3rd, lost place before 4th, 7th after 4 out, no impression and weakened before last, 6th of 9, 33l behind Solness (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 1f (1) Good - Yielding in Dec.
Corbetts Cross (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, outpaced in 7th 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Banbridge (11-10) at Kempton 3m (1) gd in Dec.
Flegmatik (FR) 2-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 10th, hit 3 out and pushed along, beaten 2 out, 3rd of 10, 15l behind El Rio (11-2) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
L'Homme Presse (FR) 4-5fav (11-4) Led briefly 1st, tracked leader, challenging from 2 out, taken wide given two reminders and stayed on gamely run-in, led towards finish, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f (1) sft in Jan beating Stage Star (11-8) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Le Patron (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost ground and towards rear 7th, pushed along 3 out, well held 2 out, 10th of 11, 31 3/4l behind Gemirande (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Dec.
Pic D'Orhy (FR) 4-9fav (11-10) Made all, went clear 3 out, over 2 lengths ahead last, ridden stayed on strongly and went further clear run-in, unchallenged, won at Ascot 2m 5f (1) gd in Nov beating Hidden Depths (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.