13:10 Ascot

Saturday 22 January 2022

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3516:05

SBK Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 6m 25.26s

1^st

Cat Tiger

811-12

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Waited with in mid-division, closer at 9th, chased leaders next, strong challenge run-in, stayed on gamely and won on the nod op 10/3

2^nd

nse

Cobolobo

1011-4

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Led, stumbled badly 13th, ridden and hit last, strongly pressed run-in, lost on the nod tchd 15/2

3^rd

Le Breuil

1011-8

20/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)

Chased leader, went left 4th, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd next, plugged on in well held 3rd, no chance with leading duo op 14/1

4^th

Sussex Ranger

811-1

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced on inside, chased leaders in 3rd, bad mistake 11th, remained well there, ridden and lost 3rd before 2 out, weakened between last two op 18/1

5^th

Defi Sacre

911-1

13/2

T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

Mid-division, closer tracking leaders at 6th, hit 15th, pushed along after 4 out, no extra in 5th after next op 6/1

6^th

2 ¼

Port Of Mars

811-9

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: Harry Skelton

Mistake 1st, in rear, never on terms, some moderate headway run-in, never on terms op 16/1

7^th

Winds Of Fire

711-0

3/1f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up towards rear, stumbled badly 12th, some headway on inside approaching 15th, weakened 4 out op 11/2

8^th

Didero Vallis

911-11

7/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (7)

Soon lost early position and in mid-division, pushed along and struggling towards rear after 14th, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 15/2

Also Ran

Mr Muldoon

911-10

10/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Cillin Leonard (5)

Held up, blundered 1st, mistake next, behind and struggling 8th, tailed off 11th, pulled up 3 out op 9/1 tchd 11/1

Downtown Getaway

911-1

17/2

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Held up towards rear, some headway out wide when hit 13th, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £2.30, £5.30EX:£43.90Trifecta:£486.30Tricast:£659.44SF:£40.99Swingers:£7.70, £15.60, £28.70

Forecasts

Winds Of Fire (3/1), Cat Tiger (9/2), Defi Sacre (13/2), Didero Vallis (7/1), Cobolobo (8/1), Downtown Getaway (17/2), Mr Muldoon (10/1), Port Of Mars (12/1), Sussex Ranger (16/1), Le Breuil (20/1)

CAT TIGER arrives on the back of a very good run at Doncaster and gets a narrow vote ahead of the Venetia Williams-trained Didero Vallis, who was back to form at Ludlow last time. Winds of Fire has a much less exposed profile over fences than most of these and is also on the shortlist.

CAT TIGER (FR)
DIDERO VALLIS (FR)
WINDS OF FIRE (USA)

Previous Winners

2021

Enqarde

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: Charlie Hammond | T: Dr R D P Newland

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,714.002nd: £4,014.003rd: £2,006.004th: £1,005.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00