14:05 Ascot

Saturday 24 November 2018

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Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 5f 8y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 5m 12.1s
1st
Horse silk
1
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
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
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
3rd
Horse silk
10
2
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
4th
Horse silk
6
3
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
5th
Horse silk
3
6
33/1
T: C L TizzardJ: N D Fehily
Last pair, behind 12th, no chance after tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
4
5
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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Politologue
  2. Benatar
  3. Charbel

Previous Winners

2017
Top Notch
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £39,865.002nd: £14,959.003rd: £7,490.004th: £3,731.005th: £1,876.006th: £938.00

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