15:35 Ascot

Saturday 3 November 2018

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

Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 54.30s

1^st

Traffic Fluide

811-12

4/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Chased leaders, led after 2 out, soon headed, rallied after last, stayed on gamely to lead again towards finish op 9/2

2^nd

Art Mauresque

811-11

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

In touch, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, led approaching last, hard driven when headed and no extra close home op 10/1

3^rd

Go Conquer

911-10

11/4f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, headed after 2 out, weakened last op 7/2

4^th

Adrien Du Pont

611-7

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Behind, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace approaching last op 15/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

Kings Lad

1111-1

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, mistake 1st, slow 4th, lost place before 12th, rallied 2 out, soon no impression op 8/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Too Many Diamonds

710-12

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, held in 5th when mistake 2 out, soon weakened op 14/1

7^th

Geordie Des Champs

711-1

3/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, jumped slowly 3rd and 4th, headway to chase leaders before 11th, slow 14th, mistake 5 out, soon weakened op 7/2

8^th

Solighoster

611-0

33/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up towards rear, beaten 4 out, tailed off op 28/1

9^th

Play The Ace

910-11

18/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, weakened 4 out, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Ramses De Teillee¹⁹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: T Scudamore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.90, £3.70, £1.70EX:£49.40Trifecta:£173.10Tricast:£180.41SF:£55.86Swingers:£6.20, £3.30, £7.10

Forecasts

Go Conquer (11/4), Geordie Des Champs (3/1), Traffic Fluide (4/1), Adrien Du Pont (13/2), Kings Lad (7/1), Art Mauresque (14/1), Ramses De Teillee (14/1), Too Many Diamonds (18/1), Play The Ace (18/1), Solighoster (33/1)

TRAFFIC FLUIDE looked sure to appreciate 3m when rallying to success at Cheltenham at the end of last season and sure enough he made a good start over the distance behind a horse who had fallen to a very attractive mark last month so he gets the nod to go one better here. Go Conquer won this a year ago and although in different hands now he is respected again with only 5lb more to saddle. Kings Lad ended last and started this season in fine form and looks sure to go well once again.

Traffic Fluide
Go Conquer
Kings Lad

Previous Winners

2017

Go Conquer

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: Aidan Coleman | T: J & A O'Neill

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00