16:30 Ascot

Sunday 31 March 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Sky Sports Racing Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 5m 54.10s

1^st

Rathlin Rose

1110-5

4/1j

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in rear, blundered 4th, headway after halfway, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, every chance last, led closing stages, stayed on strongly

2^nd

1 ¾

Van Gogh Du Granit

1010-4

16/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Keen, led until 2nd, led again 12th, strongly challenged 2 out, headed after last, kept on gamely under pressure

3^rd

3 ½

Regal Flow

1210-10

25/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Mid-division, headway 14th, chased leaders 4 out, driven next, every chance before 2 out, kept on same pace last

4^th

Uhlan Bute

1110-9

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division, under pressure 15th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never able to challenge

5^th

2 ¼

Bigbadjohn

1011-1

4/1j

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

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, never on terms

6^th

Junction Fourteen

1010-11

7/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D A Jacob

Led 2nd, headed next, remained prominent, mistakes 7th and 11th, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last

Also Ran

Josses Hill

1111-12

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

In rear when blundered and unseated rider 1st

Exitas

1111-4

8/1

T: P W MiddletonJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Mid-division, under pressure 5 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 2 out

Loose Chips

1310-11

11/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, mistake 12th, lost place 5 out, behind when pulled up after 3 out

Horatio Hornblower

1110-0

9/2

T: Nick WilliamsJ: H Cobden

In rear, jumped left throughout, soon detached, tailed off halfway, pulled up before 14th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.70, £4.00, £7.00EX:£61.20Trifecta:£1,111.20Tricast:£1,421.73SF:£62.99Swingers:£18.00, £16.00, £36.30

Forecasts

Rathlin Rose (4/1), Bigbadjohn (4/1), Horatio Hornblower (9/2), Junction Fourteen (7/1), Josses Hill (8/1), Exitas (8/1), Loose Chips (11/1), Uhlan Bute (14/1), Van Gogh Du Granit (16/1), Regal Flow (25/1)

An interesting race, but all the field has some sort of question to answer and the suggestion is to side with EXITAS. Apart from recent form, he has plenty going for him, and a chance is taken that he can bounce back from this dangerous mark. Josses Hill and Junction Fourteen have strong place credentials, with Bigbadjohn a potential fly in the ointment, and Van Gogh Du Granit an interesting runner.

Exitas
Junction Fourteen
Josses Hill

Previous Winners

2018

Rathlin Rose

Weight: 10-5 |Age: 10

J: T Scudamore | T: D Pipe

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00