14:33 Ascot

Saturday 31 October 2026

All12:5013:2514:0014:3315:1015:4316:15

Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 185y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:33  |   Winning time: 5m 57.10s
1st
Horse silk
2
Viroflay
912-0
3/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Mr Lucas Murphy (7)
Went prominent on outside 2nd, jumped right, mistake and led 3rd, headed 16th, led again 2 out, ridden out flat op 4/1 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
¾
1
Your Darling
1112-0
16/1
T: B PaulingJ: Callum Pritchard
Held up in rear, not much room 14th, headway 4 out, chased winner before last, stayed on final 110 yads op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
9
Tapley
910-12
11/2
T: Jamie & Josh MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn
Prominent, mistake 4th, not fluent 11th, led 16th, headed 2 out, lost second before last, one pace flat op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
sh
7
Queensbury Boy
711-1
17/2
T: M BowenJ: Brendan Powell
Held up rear of mid-division on inside, headway 16th, fourth and outpaced before last, kept on flat op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
18
5
Somespring Special
811-4
40/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Godfrey
Chased leaders, disputing second 15th, weakened before 2 out op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
Califet En Vol
711-9
5/2f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders, mistake and lost some ground 14th, struggling when mistake 3 out op 11/4 tchd 9/4
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
Henry's Friend
911-12
7/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Led, not fluent 2nd, headed next, stayed handy, jumped right 5th, lost place 16th, well beaten after 3 out op 13/2
8th
Horse silk
½
8
Neon Moon
1010-12
12/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Hampered 1st, soon towards rear, bumped when mid-division 13th, struggling 3 out op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
1
10
Imperial Alex
910-10
33/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, bumped and lost place 13th, behind when jumped left 16th op 20/1 tchd 40/1
10th
Horse silk
24
6
Transmission
911-3
25/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon
Prominent when bad mistake and lost place 1st, jumped right, not fluent and in rear after, well beaten 4 out op 20/1 tchd 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £3.30, £1.80EX:£52.90Trifecta:£239.40Tricast:£252.49SF:£45.12Swingers:£10.60, £3.80, £7.60

Forecasts

Califet En Vol (5/2), Viroflay (3/1), Tapley (11/2), Henry's Friend (7/1), Queensbury Boy (17/2), Neon Moon (12/1), Your Darling (16/1), Transmission (25/1), Imperial Alex (33/1), Somespring Special (40/1)

Verdict

An open-looking renewal in which it could pay to side with the hat-trick seeking TAPLEY. He's thrived upon joining the Moore stable under this rider in recent weeks and with the return to further unlikely to be an issue, particularly on a right-handed track, he could well put his fitness edge over the majority to very good use. Califet en Vol, Viroflay and last year's winner Henry's Friend head the dangers, with Transmission also worth a look in a change of headgear.

  1. TAPLEY
  2. CALIFET EN VOL (IRE)
  3. VIROFLAY (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Henry's Friend
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
J: Ben Jones  |  T: B Pauling
17/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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