Ascot 17/12/2011 Soft 1.25 Bgc Partners Handicap Chase (Class 3) Tote trifecta: #901.10 £20000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 1f, penalty £12512, 10 ran. 1st   King Edmund   Tom Cannon(5) 6-1 11 12 C Gordon Chased leaders, led 10th, strongly challenged 2 out, stayed on well Opened 8/1 £5000-£750 2nd 3l Renard (FR)   A P McCoy 3-1 11 7 Miss V Williams Tracked leaders, under pressure 7th, soon outpaced, rallied 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on under pressure Opened 4/1 £2000-£500(x2), £3500-£1000, £2100-£600, £1050-£300(x3), £2000-£600(x2) 3rd 3l Moon Over Miami (GER)   S Twiston-Davies 25-1 11 5 C J Mann Mid-division, headway 10th, chased leaders 2 out, soon one pace Opened 25/1, touched 33/1 4th 1¼  l Passato (GER)   Brendan Powell(7) 16-1 11 11 Miss J S Davis Tracked leaders, mistke 6th, led 8th, headed 10th, soon lost place Opened 10/1, touched 16/1 £7000-£500 each way, £5000-£350 each way 5th 8l War Party 7 R Johnson 12-1 10 11 Dr R D P Newland Mid-division, headway 4 out, chasing leader when mistake 2 out, soon weakened Opened 14/1 6th 3½  l Politeo (FR)   J Reveley 6-1 11 3 Nick Williams Behind, weakened 4 out Opened 4/1, touched 6/1 7th 2½  l Fix The Rib (IRE) 8 Joshua Moore(5) 12-1 11 12 G L Moore Led until 8th, rallied 3 out, weakened after next Opened 9/1, touched 12/1 Fell   Tara Royal   T J Murphy 4-1 11 8 D McCain Jnr Held up towards rear, headway when fell 8th Opened 5/1 £5000-£1000, £9000-£2000, £4500-£1000, £2250-£500 Pulled Up   Russian Flag (FR)   A Merriam(3) 40-1 11 12 N B King Always behind, pulled up 3 out Opened 33/1, touched 40/1 Unseated Rider   Lancetto (FR)   B J Geraghty 5-1 11 12 Evan Williams Mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakening when blundered and unseated rider last Opened 8/1 Non Runner Hold Fast(IRE) Winning time: 04:20.100 Ascot results 12.55   1.25   1.55   2.30   3.05   3.35