13:50 Ascot

Saturday 23 December 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

My Pension Expert Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 54.66s

1^st

Mr Medic

610-10

10/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Led until after 4th, chased leader until approaching next, handy 3rd, 2nd again 11th, led narrowly before last until run-in, rallied gamely to regain lead post op 11/1

2^nd

Rock On Rocky

910-5

10/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Led in start and well away, prominent, 2nd approaching 5th, led 7th, dived at 9th, joined 2 out, narrowly headed before last, led again run-in, soon ridden, headed post op 12/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Dream Bolt

911-2

11/1

T: D A ReesJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, headway from 2 out, kept on run-in, went never 3rd last strides but no chance with leading duo op 10/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Poker School

711-5

11/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 9th, mistake 11th, well held when jumped left last, lost modest 3rd last strides op 13/2

5^th

Pougne Bobbi

611-6

4/1j

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 12th, soon chasing leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, 4th and held when hit last, weakened into 5th towards finish op 9/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

Red Devil Star

710-6

11/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Chased leaders, effort on inside before 2 out, soon one pace, weakened between last 2 tchd 10/1

7^th

Casse Tete

511-11

18/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Jumped badly left throughout, tailed off when blundered 3 out op 12/1

8^th

Un Beau Roman

910-7

14/1

T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield

Always towards rear, mistake 5th, never on terms, tailed off tchd 12/1

9^th

1 ¾

Monbeg River

811-4

9/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leader, led after 4th until 7th, chased leader until 11th, weakened soon after 3 out op 8/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Theo's Charm

711-2

4/1j

T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell

Held up, badly baulked and brought down 1st op 11/2

Volt Face

810-7

16/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Raced wide, chased leaders, hit 8th, mistake and pulled up 10th

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Non-Runners

Grey Gold⁶³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: Kerry Lee J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.40Pl:£3.60, £2.40, £3.50EX:£120.50Trifecta:£1,440.30Tricast:£1,127.91SF:£105.06Swingers:£21.40, £14.00, £34.50

Forecasts

Pougne Bobbi (4/1), Theo's Charm (4/1), Poker School (11/2), Monbeg River (9/1), Mr Medic (10/1), Rock On Rocky (10/1), Dream Bolt (11/1), Red Devil Star (11/1), Un Beau Roman (14/1), Volt Face (16/1), Grey Gold (16/1), Casse Tete (18/1)

Mr Medic is an improving young chaser who may have enough about him to defy a further rise in the weights for a gutsy effort in defeat last time. Red Devil Star lost no marks for his display last time and this course winner and sound jumper merits respect. Both may have to concede their best to POUGNE BOBBI who is dropping in the weights at a time when the going has come right for him. Dream Bolt requires another career best but that is possible, whilst Theo's Charm has each-way possibilities judged on his two solid efforts over fences.

Pougne Bobbi
Mr Medic
Theo's Charm

Previous Winners

2016

Poker School

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 6

J: Donagh Meyler | T: Ian Williams

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,896.002nd: £6,468.003rd: £3,234.004th: £1,617.005th: £808.006th: £406.00