13:15 Ascot
Saturday 21 December 2019
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35
Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 5f 8y | Heavy | 5 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 32.28s
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Jumped well, tracked leaders, led after 8th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly op 2/1 tchd 15/8
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Raced on inside, led until after 8th, chased winner, pushed along before 10th, ridden and well held before 2 out op 9/4 tchd 5/2
T: H De BromheadJ: D N Russell
Chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent 7th, stayed on same pace and no impression before 2 out tchd 5/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up in 5th, steady headway on inside 3 out, pushed along before weakened next, finished tired op 10/1 tchd 11/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Chased leader until 8th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, mistake next, tailed off tchd 10/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.50, £1.60EX:£7.50Trifecta:£10.40SF:£7.28
Forecasts
On The Blind Side (15/8), Riders Onthe Storm (9/4), Paloma Blue (11/4), Adrien Du Pont (8/1), Double Shuffle (11/1)
All of these can be given some sort of chance but the it’s RIDERS ONTHE STORM who can gain a well deserved victory having been taken out of last weekend’s Caspian Caviar by mistake. His Aintree victory was very impressive and a repeat of that would be good enough here with conditions looking to suit. On The Blind Side was given a baptism of fire over fences last year and caught the eye when given a good sight of his fences around her on his comeback run. His flop in the Ladbrokes Trophy leaves a stain on his CV and he needs to bounce back. Paloma Blue has shown some smart fencing form only being beaten by a better-rated rival last time at level weights; this trip will test him though.
- Riders Onthe Storm
- On The Blind Side
- Paloma Blue
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00
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