15:00 Ascot

Saturday 19 January 2019

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

bet365 Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 8y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 5m 14.7s
1st
Horse silk
3
711-10
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Led after 1st, made rest, clear after 4th, kept on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
21
10
12/1
T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, steady headway 13th, 3rd before 2 out, went remote 2nd close home, never near winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
8/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: Richard Patrick (3)
Tracked leaders on inside, remote 2nd soon after 3 out, never near winner, lost 2nd close home op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
4
1
8/1
T: M R ChannonJ: J J Burke
Tracked leaders, hit 8th, slightly outpaced in 5th place after 11th, plugged on in 4th from 3 out op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
10
7
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy
Slight lead until after 1st, chased winner until 3rd, chased leading pair until 10th, weakened after next op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
9
8
7/1
T: R WalfordJ: James Best
Tracked leaders, weakened and mistake 3 out
7th
Horse silk
15
4
711-9
7/2f
T: G L MooreJ: J E Moore
Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd at 3rd, never near winner, hit 9th and 12th, went left and lost remote 2nd 3 out, weakened before next
8th
Horse silk
1
13
25/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Raced wide, always towards rear, behind 9th, tailed off op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
12
20/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Chased leaders on outside, weakened 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
2
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)
Held up in last pair, some headway 12th, weakened 4 out

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
5
6/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: 2nd Preference
NonRunner
N/A
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
NonRunner
N/A
Horse silk
11
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Withdrawn

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£2.00, £3.50, £2.20EX:£51.80Trifecta:£383.20Tricast:£378.93SF:£55.19Swingers:£12.40, £7.20, £18.50

Forecasts

Benatar (7/2), Jerrysback (6/1), Mr Medic (7/1), Happy Diva (8/1), Mister Whitaker (8/1), Belami Des Pictons (8/1), Cyrname (10/1), Doitforthevillage (12/1), Divine Spear (12/1), San Benedeto (14/1), Flying Angel (20/1), Get On The Yager (20/1), Quite By Chance (25/1)

Verdict

A really tricky contest this but smart novices from last year BENATAR and Cyrname are both high on the list with the former, a C&D Grade Two winner last season preferred to the Paul Nicholls trained second season chaser who had similarly smart form last season. Ultra-consistent mare Happy Diva has never been out of the first three over fences apart from when she was brought down so will be hard to keep out of the frame again.
  1. Benatar
  2. Cyrname
  3. Happy Diva

Previous Winners

2018
Acting Lass
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 7
J: N D Fehily  |  T: H Fry
7/4

Prize Money

1st: £46,920.002nd: £13,860.003rd: £6,930.004th: £3,465.005th: £1,732.006th: £870.00

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