14:05 Ascot

Friday 22 November 2024

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CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 8y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 5m 15.56s
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Corrigeen Rock292
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  144
11/1
Thoroughly likeable sort who is building a fine strike-rate over fences taking his record in this sphere to 5-11 when landing a big pot at Musselburgh (20.3f, good to soft) when last seen in February. Clearly goes well fresh (won on return last season) so demands considerable respect.
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Terresita19
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-5| J: G Sheehan| T: L Wadham| OR:  135| D
17/2
Improved switched to fences last season, likely to have recorded a third success had she not fallen 2 out at Sandown final start. Made amends when taking the scalp of Galia Des Liteaux in listed company at Carlisle (20f, good to soft) on return and is capable of better still.
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3
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Persian Time33
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR:  134| BF| C
13/2
Won 2 of his first 4 starts over fences last season, doubling his tally when rallying at Kempton in March. However, well below that level on his final 2 starts of the campaign and showed little spark on reappearance back at Kempton (18f, good to soft) last month.
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5
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Mylesfromwicklowt20
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  130| D
5/1
Has taken his form up a notch this season, putting up just about a career best when second of 6 at Market Rasen (21.4f) last month. Unsuited by a change of tactics when sixth of 10 at this course (23.8f, good) just under 3 weeks ago and it's likely he's still in good nick.
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Horse silk
Nocte Volatust24
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-13| J: Cameron Iles(7)| T: T Lacey| OR:  129| D
7/1
Took advantage of a drop in the weights to score for the first time in over 2 years at Uttoxeter in May and picked up where he left off when last seen 6 months earlier to score at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft) last month. 5 lb higher but should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.
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Horse silk
Gemirande219
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  128
10/3
Gained his second win of 2022/23 at Wetherby (19.4f). Better for return when fifth of 16 in Grand Annual at the Cheltenham Festival in March but proved to be a disappointment in Grade 2 Silver Trophy there the following month. Handicapper drops him 3 lb ahead of this return so folly to ignore.
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Sageburg Countyt24
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: W Greatrex| OR:  121| D
11/4
Three-time winner over fences last season, including at Chepstow in April. Ran poorly at Uttoxeter following month but saw things out better than is often the case when 5½ lengths third of 14 to Nocte Volatus on return at Chepstow last month. That will have blown away any cobwebs, too.
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Non-Runners

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Horse silk
Grandads Cottage224
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 9
T: O Murphy  J: S Bowen
NR

Forecasts

Sageburg County (11/4), Gemirande (10/3), Mylesfromwicklow (5/1), Persian Time (13/2), Nocte Volatus (7/1), Grandads Cottage (8/1), Terresita (17/2), Corrigeen Rock (11/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for several of these but it could pay to side with GEMIRANDE, who ended last season with a bit of a whimper but has slipped back to a potentially good mark as a result and his yard has twice won this in recent years with horses returning from a break. Corrigeen Rock took his form up a notch when landing a big pot at Musselburgh back in February, so he heads up the dangers on reappearance, with Terresita and Nocte Volatus both fancied to go well, too.

Previous Winners

2023
Your Darling
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 8
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00

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