14:25 Ascot

Saturday 4 November 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 4.90s

1^st

Exitas

910-1

11/2

T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen (7)

Mid-division, tracked leaders after 7th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden to lead between last 2, clear last, stayed on well op 8/1

2^nd

Quite By Chance

811-8

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked front pair, went 2nd before 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed between last 2, not pace of winner from last op 15/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Marracudja

611-5

4/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, tracked leaders after 7th, outpaced after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, no impression op 9/2

4^th

Theinval

711-12

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Mid-division, chased leaders after 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost modest 3rd flat op 13/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Calipto

711-2

5/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: B J Cooper

Behind, outpaced when hit 3 out, never able to challenge op 9/2

6^th

Max Ward

811-11

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Mid-division, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden, never on terms op 11/2

7^th

Festive Affair

911-4

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Pressed leader, hit 4 out, lost place before next, weakened before 2 out tchd 16/1

8^th

Somchine

911-0

16/1

T: J W MullinsJ: A Thornton

Towards rear, struggling before 3 out, never on terms tchd 20/1

9^th

Chris Pea Green

810-9

10/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Always in rear, tailed off 3 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Little Pop

910-3

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Hit 1st, led, hit 4 out, driven and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Speredek²²⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: N J Hawke J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.10, £2.30, £1.90EX:£39.20Trifecta:£194.60Tricast:£171.86SF:£44.22Swingers:£7.30, £4.80, £4.70

Forecasts

Marracudja (4/1), Calipto (5/1), Exitas (11/2), Theinval (6/1), Quite By Chance (7/1), Max Ward (7/1), Speredek (8/1), Chris Pea Green (10/1), Somchine (16/1), Little Pop (16/1), Festive Affair (20/1)

Quite By Chance and Festive Affair arrive in this contest for the second successive year, with the Tizzard trained runner a 6L victor in 2016 from a 9lb lower mark. The Jonjo O'Neill trained runner made the frame in finishing 7L third, but progressed quickly throughout the remainder of the season winning on three occasions. However, in the shape of MARRACUDJA, they face a rival for whom this is probably his Gold Cup. A fast, fluent hurdler, he has proved at his most effective on sharp right-handed courses (dual Wincanton scorer), and with the forecast ground conditions seemingly ideal, he promises to be much stronger than when narrowly denied by Oliver's Hill at Kempton. He'll prove a very tough nut to crack over this slightly reduced trip, and rates as a most confident selection.

Marracudja
Calipto
Quite By Chance

Previous Winners

2016

Quite By Chance

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: T J O'Brien | T: C L Tizzard

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £34,170.002nd: £12,822.003rd: £6,420.004th: £3,198.005th: £1,608.006th: £804.00