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14:05 Ascot

Saturday 24 November 2018

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 12.1s

1^st

Politologue

711-7

5/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leading pair, close 2nd at 12th, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in op 6/5 tchd 11/8

2^nd

Charbel

711-1

5/2

T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass

Raced wide, held up in close 4th, 3rd 4 out, hit next, went 2nd 2 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in, always held

3^rd

Gold Present

811-5

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Led, mistake 3rd, reached for 9th, headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, plugged on in 3rd op 8/1

4^th

Benatar

611-4

9/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Keen in rear, gained a place at 12th, plugged on in 4th on long run before 2 out op 6/1

5^th

Sizing Granite

1011-1

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: N D Fehily

Last pair, behind 12th, no chance after tchd 40/1

6^th

Hammersly Lake

1011-1

16/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: S Bowen

Chased leader, hit 10th, lost 2nd 12th, chased leaders, weakened on long run before 2 out tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.40, £1.60EX:£4.10Trifecta:£19.60SF:£4.91Swingers:£1.30, £2.50, £3.20

Forecasts

Politologue (5/4), Charbel (5/2), Benatar (9/2), Gold Present (15/2), Hammersly Lake (16/1), Sizing Granite (33/1)

POLITOLOGUE was a revelation last season winning two Grade Two's and two Grade One's and having bowed out with a 2m4f win this previous C&D winner is now going up in trip this term having primarily raced over 2m last term. He must give weight away throughout with his penalties but Paul Nicholls' stable star just has too much class for these rivals and is expected to win easily. Benatar, a smart C&D Grade Two winning novice is the biggest danger with Charbel the other with some hope of giving the selection a race.