13:50 Ascot

Saturday 22 December 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

My Pension Expert Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 2f 175y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 43.4s
1st
Horse silk
5
5/1
T: H FryJ: B J Geraghty
Pulled hard, tracked leaders and wide, hit 2nd, tracked leader 8th, led 10th, went clear before 11th, 10 lengths ahead 3 out, lead dwindled run-in, held on, all out op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
511-12
3/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Shade keen, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 12th, closed on all out winner after last, always held tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
11
9
14/1
T: L WadhamJ: J M Quinlan
Tracked leaders in 5th, blundered 8th, went 3rd at 9th, plugged on same pace, no chance with leading duo tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
4
1111-10
25/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up in last trio, steady headway before 11th, modest 4th 4 out, kept on op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
7
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up well off the pace in rear, steady headway approaching 11th, modest 5th 4 out, plugged on op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
27
10
22/1
T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)
Led until hit 7th, chased leader until next, chased leaders, weakened before 11th, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
25
2
16/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Chased leader, led 7th until mistake and headed 10th, lost 2nd 12th, weakened next op 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
14/1
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Raced keenly in last pair, tailed off and well off the pace when blundered 8th and 9th, pulled up before 11th op 11/1 tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
6
14/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: G Sheehan
Held up towards rear, outpaced when hit 10th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
8
4/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up off the pace in 6th, lost place and towards rear when awkward 7th, pulled up quickly before 8th op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.90, £1.80, £3.00EX:£25.40Trifecta:£233.90Tricast:£199.81SF:£21.46Swingers:£4.00, £8.00, £5.80

Forecasts

Janika (3/1), Magic Saint (7/2), De Dollar Man (4/1), Hell's Kitchen (5/1), Movie Legend (14/1), Overtown Express (14/1), Gardefort (14/1), Royal Regatta (16/1), Rock On Rocky (22/1), Valdez (25/1)

Verdict

JANIKA looks an exciting recruit for the champion trainer and he gets the vote under Daryl Jacob who has an exceptional book of rides this afternoon. Second on his chase debut this son of Saddler Maker then won all of his three subsequent starts over fences and could very easily be a cut above handicaps. Fellow smart ex-French recruit Magic Saint is also respected and he will likely come on plenty for his recent return. De Dollar Man is best of the rest but vulnerable to this unexposed pair.
  1. Janika
  2. Magic Saint
  3. De Dollar Man

Previous Winners

2017
Mr Medic
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 6
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,896.002nd: £6,468.003rd: £3,234.004th: £1,617.005th: £808.006th: £406.00

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