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13:50 Ascot

Saturday 4 November 2017

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Ascot Underwriting Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 43.3s

1^st

Benatar

512-0

9/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced keenly, held up behind, tracked leaders 4 out, led between last 2, not fluent last, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well and in command final 100 yards tchd 4/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Space Oddity

611-8

9/2

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, pecked 2nd, driven and effort after 2 out, went 2nd last, soon every chance, ridden no extra final 100 yards op 5/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Copain De Classe

511-4

3/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in touch, challenged on outside 3 out, every chance next, one pace between last 2, ridden and no impression with front pair flat op 9/2 tchd 10/3

4^th

1 ¾

Cobra De Mai

511-6

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham

Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, rallied on outside last, went 4th and kept on flat, not pace to reach leaders op 7/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

3 ¾

I See You Well

410-3

12/1

T: J W MullinsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, in touch 5th, ridden and one pace after 2 out, no impression before last

6^th

4 ½

Bagad Bihoue

612-0

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (5)

Led to 10th, with leader, led again next, headed 3 out, one pace next, soon ridden, weakened flat op 10/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

Duke Street

511-4

5/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Aidan Coleman

In rear, reminder after 3rd, struggling 3 out, never pace to challenge tchd 11/2

8^th

1 ¼

Ballinure

711-0

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

With leader, led narrowly 10th to next, regained lead 3 out, headed between last 2, soon ridden, weakened from last op 15/2 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£1.70, £1.70, £1.50EX:£28.60Trifecta:£76.50Tricast:£69.89SF:£25.82Swingers:£3.80, £3.70, £2.90

Forecasts

Copain De Classe (3/1), Benatar (9/2), Space Oddity (9/2), Duke Street (5/1), Cobra De Mai (8/1), Ballinure (8/1), I See You Well (12/1), Bagad Bihoue (12/1)

In a race which doesn't feature a real standout form horse, a chance is taken on the Dan Skelton trained COBRA DE MAI. A three time winner over fences since early May (all over 2m on decent ground), he was pitched into a much stronger contest at Cheltenham last Saturday when finishing a never nearer 19+L fifth to Foxtail Hill. He is well worth a try over this longer trip based upon that evidence. Of the remainder, Benatar is an interesting chasing newcomer for Gary Moore, and it would be no surprise to see this useful novice hurdler go close in a race where a few of his other rivals have slight question marks against their names.