15:40 Ascot

Saturday 31 October 2020

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Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 2.10s

1^st

Regal Encore

1210-10

14/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon

Chased leader until 5th, stayed handy, led 2 out, pressed last, stayed on well and holding 2nd final 100 yards op 12/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Whatmore

810-3

4/1f

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Hung left, held up towards rear, headway 15th, 3rd 2 out, challenged last, held final 100 yards, stayed on

3^rd

Militarian

1010-4

17/2

T: Andrew MartinJ: Shane Quinlan (5)

Held up in mid-division on outside, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, headway 12th, 5th 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, no chance with front pair op 12/1

4^th

Black Corton

911-12

11/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th until after 8th, pushed along and in touch bend before 2 out, no extra before last, lost 3rd flat op 6/1

5^th

Might Bite

1111-3

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led until 10th, led and jumped left 11th, hit 14th and headed, led 16th, headed 2 out, weakened last tchd 20/1

6^th

6 ½

Mister Malarky

711-2

25/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 8th, led 10th, headed next, led 14th until 16th, weakened before 2 out op 18/1

7^th

3 ½

Walk In The Mill

1011-1

50/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Mid-division, driven 15th, effort 4 out, weakened after 3 out

8^th

2 ¼

Adrien Du Pont

810-9

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver (5)

Mid-division on inside, closed when pecked 3rd, not fluent 9th, mistake and lost place 15th, headway 4 out, fading when mistake 2 out, weakened tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1

9^th

Townshend

910-4

28/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Mr Jamie Neild (7)

Towards rear, mistake 1st, mistake 10th and rider nearly unseated with both legs one side of the saddle, great recovery, headway 12th, weakened from 4 out op 22/1

10^th

Django Django

710-2

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, struggling from 13th

11^th

Blaklion

1111-0

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway after 3 out, soon weakened

12^th

Valtor

1111-1

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders until 3 out, weakened quickly op 7/1 tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Commanche Red

711-1

11/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, mistake 1st, lost place before 5th, not fluent 8th, well beaten from 15th, pulled up before 2 out op 6/1

Flying Angel

910-7

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Not fluent, mistake 3rd, towards rear from 6th, behind when pulled up before 13th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.60Pl:£4.10, £1.80, £3.20EX:£98.00Trifecta:£1,001.30Tricast:£519.36SF:£66.26Swingers:£15.00, £24.10, £7.40

Forecasts

Whatmore (4/1), Black Corton (11/2), Commanche Red (11/2), Militarian (17/2), Adrien Du Pont (9/1), Valtor (9/1), Django Django (12/1), Regal Encore (14/1), Flying Angel (16/1), Might Bite (22/1), Mister Malarky (25/1), Townshend (28/1), Blaklion (33/1), Walk In The Mill (50/1)

Though disappointing in a Grade 2 Kempton novice in February, COMMANCHE RED looked very good indeed when brushing aside subsequent Cheltenham Festival winner Simply The Betts in a handicap there on Boxing Day. He remains with potential in this sphere and gets the nod ahead of Valtor, who is 2-3 at Ascot and resumes on a workable mark. Whatmore and the admirable Black Corton are others to consider.

COMMANCHE RED (IRE)
VALTOR (FR)
WHATMORE

Previous Winners

2019

Vinndication

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: David Bass | T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £45,560.002nd: £17,096.003rd: £8,560.004th: £4,264.005th: £2,144.006th: £1,072.00