15:37 Ascot

Saturday 15 February 2025

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3716:1016:45

Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 5m 15.22s

1^st

Pic D'Orhy

1011-10

9/5

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Made all, jumped well, went clear from 11th, always in command thereafter, coasted home, unchallenged (first fence in back straight omitted) op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8

2^nd

Corbetts Cross

811-10

7/4f

T: E MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Wore red hood to post, handy, not fluent 3rd, left behind by winner from 11th, ridden after 2 out, kept on for modest 2nd op 6/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Blue Lord

1011-10

18/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, improved into 3rd at 4th, pushed along after 3 out and well held tchd 16/1

4^th

Flegmatik

1011-10

100/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always outpaced in rear op 150/1

5^th

Le Patron

711-10

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders in modest 4th, weakened after 4 out op 18/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

L'Homme Presse

1011-10

11/4

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, mistake 4th and lost position, jumped left next, slow jump 5th and soon lost more ground, pulled up after 7th op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.50, £1.30EX:£6.00Trifecta:£33.40SF:£5.49Swingers:£1.10, £4.30, £3.80

Forecasts

Corbetts Cross (7/4), Pic D'Orhy (9/5), L'Homme Presse (11/4), Le Patron (16/1), Blue Lord (18/1), Flegmatik (100/1)

Last year's winner PIC D'ORHY goes particularly well here and makes plenty of appeal in his quest to take the prize home again. Likeliest dangers L'Homme Presse and Corbetts Cross would both prefer stiffer tests of stamina but the former filled the runners-up berth 12 months ago and may do so again.

PIC D'ORHY (FR)
L'HOMME PRESSE (FR)
CORBETTS CROSS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Pic D'Orhy

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £99,662.002nd: £37,398.003rd: £18,725.004th: £9,328.005th: £4,690.006th: £2,345.00