15:15 Ascot

Saturday 24 November 2018

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Gerard Bertrand Hurst Park Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 4m 3.30s

1^st

Caid Du Lin

610-11

16/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up off the pace towards rear on inside, headway went 2nd between last 2, switched left and closed run-in, led final 100 yards op 20/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Speredek

711-9

12/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Cannon

Led, mistake 5th, kept on gamely, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, headed and no extra final 100 yards op 14/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

Marracudja

710-7

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Took keen hold in last pair, headway approaching 2 out, kept on into never nearer 3rd run-in op 12/1 tchd 11/1

4^th

2 ¾

San Benedeto

711-10

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Off the pace in 5th, plugged on in 4th between last 2 tchd 11/1

5^th

3 ½

Ozzie The Oscar

711-12

15/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Matt Griffiths

Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3rd and clear of rest, pushed along before 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd between last 2, weakened run-in op 8/1

6^th

1 ¾

Champagne At Tara

911-3

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, some headway before 2 out, plugged on

7^th

2 ½

Cyrname

611-8

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Chased leader until before 3rd, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 7/2

8^th

3 ½

One For Billy

611-3

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: N D Fehily

Held up off the pace towards rear, some headway before 4 out, soon beaten tchd 16/1

9^th

1 ¼

Theinval

811-8

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Off the pace in mid-division, weakened 4 out op 14/1

10^th

Modus

811-8

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: B J Geraghty

Raced wide, off the pace in mid-division, lost place 6th, blundered next, soon behind, tailed off when blundered 4 out op 13/2 tchd 5/1

11^th

Gardefort

911-1

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: G Sheehan

Chased clear leading pair, weakened 9th, tailed off tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Duke Of Navan

1011-5

12/1

T: N G RichardsJ: P J Brennan

Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

Valdez

1111-5

16/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Off the pace in 6th on inside, closer 8th, weakened on long run before 2 out, blundered 2 out, soon pulled up op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£18.50Pl:£4.70, £4.40, £5.50EX:£215.00Trifecta:£2,783.60Tricast:£2,762.02SF:£195.86Swingers:£36.90, £54.40, £33.20

Forecasts

Cyrname (11/4), Modus (6/1), Ozzie The Oscar (15/2), San Benedeto (9/1), Gardefort (11/1), Speredek (12/1), Duke Of Navan (12/1), Marracudja (14/1), One For Billy (14/1), Caid Du Lin (16/1), Theinval (16/1), Valdez (16/1), Champagne At Tara (25/1)

A wide open contest this and Paul Nicholls has three genuine contenders. It may pay to chance CYRNAME who is better over this sort of trip than the 2m4f he has tackled the last twice and he should strip fitter for his recent return so can land this valuable contest. Top-weight Ozzie The Oscar is the most feared rival, Philip Hobbs' charge is yet to finish out of the frame over fences and can continue the run here. Stablemate of the selection Modus is another likely to be popular having won first time out at Cheltenham.

Cyrname
Ozzie The Oscar
Modus

Previous Winners

2017

Sir Valentino

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 8

J: J J Burke | T: T R George

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £78,200.002nd: £23,100.003rd: £11,550.004th: £5,775.005th: £2,888.006th: £1,450.00