Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 45.57s

1^st

Riders Onthe Storm

711-7

7/2

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

Bit keen, tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd after 1st, not fluent 8th, upsides 12th, led 3 out, almost joined when left well clear at the last tchd 10/3

2^nd

Janika

711-7

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leader until after 1st, chased leading pair until weakened before 2 out, left remote 2nd at the last op 10/1

Also Ran

Cyrname

811-7

4/11f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, joined 12th, headed 3 out, pushed along and no extra in 3rd next, well beaten when fell last tchd 1/3 and tchd 2/5

Traffic Fluide

1011-7

40/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Held up last, outpaced 11th, headway on outside before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, keeping on hanging right and every chance when fell heavily last op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70EX:£18.40Trifecta:£16.70SF:£23.44

Forecasts

Cyrname (4/11), Riders Onthe Storm (7/2), Janika (9/1), Traffic Fluide (40/1)

Riders Onthe Storm has shown a new lease of life since joining Nigel Twiston-Davies (2-2) but at face value is only competing for the second-place berth with the Haldon Gold Cup winner Janika. The top-rated chaser in the country CYRNAME is on a retrieval mission after failing to stay the 3m trip in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. However, as an emphatic winner of this race last year and also the sole conqueror of the mighty Altior, he simply can't be opposed in defending an unbeaten C&D record (3-3). If successful he will etch his name in history as the fifth dual winner of the Grade 1 Ascot Chase (first since Cue Card, 2013 & 2017).

Cyrname
Riders Onthe Storm
Janika

Previous Winners

2019

Cyrname

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £85,425.002nd: £32,055.003rd: £16,050.004th: £7,995.005th: £4,020.006th: £2,010.00