16:30 Ascot

Sunday 31 March 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Sky Sports Racing Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 180y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:31  |   Winning time: 5m 54.1s
1st
Horse silk
8
4/1j
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up in rear, blundered 4th, headway after halfway, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, every chance last, led closing stages, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
16/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Keen, led until 2nd, led again 12th, strongly challenged 2 out, headed after last, kept on gamely under pressure
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
6
1210-10
25/1
T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)
Mid-division, headway 14th, chased leaders 4 out, driven next, every chance before 2 out, kept on same pace last
4th
Horse silk
2
7
14/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Mid-division, under pressure 15th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never able to challenge
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
4/1j
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, never on terms
6th
Horse silk
11
5
7/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D A Jacob
Led 2nd, headed next, remained prominent, mistakes 7th and 11th, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
1
8/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
In rear when blundered and unseated rider 1st
PU
Horse silk
2
1111-4
8/1
T: P W MiddletonJ: Lorcan Williams (5)
Mid-division, under pressure 5 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 2 out
PU
Horse silk
4
11/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, mistake 12th, lost place 5 out, behind when pulled up after 3 out
PU
Horse silk
10
9/2
T: Nick WilliamsJ: H Cobden
In rear, jumped left throughout, soon detached, tailed off halfway, pulled up before 14th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.70, £4.00, £7.00EX:£61.20Trifecta:£1,111.20Tricast:£1,421.73SF:£62.99Swingers:£18.00, £16.00, £36.30

Forecasts

Rathlin Rose (4/1), Bigbadjohn (4/1), Horatio Hornblower (9/2), Junction Fourteen (7/1), Exitas (8/1), Josses Hill (8/1), Loose Chips (11/1), Uhlan Bute (14/1), Van Gogh Du Granit (16/1), Regal Flow (25/1)

Verdict

An interesting race, but all the field has some sort of question to answer and the suggestion is to side with EXITAS. Apart from recent form, he has plenty going for him, and a chance is taken that he can bounce back from this dangerous mark. Josses Hill and Junction Fourteen have strong place credentials, with Bigbadjohn a potential fly in the ointment, and Van Gogh Du Granit an interesting runner.
  1. Exitas
  2. Junction Fourteen
  3. Josses Hill

Previous Winners

2018
Rathlin Rose
Weight: 10-5  |Age: 10
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £18,768.002nd: £5,544.003rd: £2,772.004th: £1,386.005th: £693.006th: £348.00

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