15:00 Ascot

Saturday 21 December 2019

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

Dave Dawes Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 180y  |   Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 6m 17.4s
1st
Horse silk
9
16/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon
Raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led narrowly last, driven out op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
6
12/1
T: H FryJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led 2 out, narrowly headed last, hard ridden and stayed on run-in, always held op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
5/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: B J Geraghty
Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders blundered 4 out, pushed along after next, hung right and kept on into 3rd at the last op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
6
1
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Led until before 7th, pressed leader, in front again before 11th, pushed along when mistake and headed 2 out, weakened into 4th at the last op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
4
10
710-4
16/1
T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin
Last trio, plugged on in 5th before mistake 2 out, never on terms op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
7
3
15/2
T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville
Held up in last trio, pushed along in rear after 10th, some headway when hit 3 out, soon weakened op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
13/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly, chased leaders, not fluent 7th, weakened 3 out, stumbled next op 15/2 tchd 6/1
8th
Horse silk
11
7
810-10
10/3f
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led before 7th until before 11th, chased leader until after 3 out, weakened before next op 4/1
9th
Horse silk
3
2
10/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Raced keenly on inside, tracked leader until 5th, chased leaders, jumped slowly 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off 3 out op 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Always behind, tailed off and pulled up last op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.40Pl:£4.70, £3.80, £2.30EX:£220.40Trifecta:£1,139.40Tricast:£1,107.41SF:£186.17Swingers:£20.30, £17.30, £13.30

Forecasts

Yalltari (10/3), Jerrysback (5/1), Mister Malarky (5/1), Give Me A Copper (13/2), Kildisart (15/2), Crievehill (10/1), Acting Lass (12/1), Black Corton (14/1), Regal Encore (16/1), Azzerti (16/1)

Verdict

A fine race and one where it isn’t easy to rule out many of the runners but with the Venetia Williams yard in fine form YALLTARI is chosen to take this prize and add to the trainers 18% strike rate with her handicap chasers at the track in November/December. It won’t be easy though with opponents like Jerrysback who didn’t run at all badly on his Newbury return and the ever-improving Crievehill in opposition, the latter may not want an out-and-out slog. One who would love a real test of stamina is Mister Malarky judged on his Ladbrokes Trophy run he’s not far away from finding his good form of last year. Kildisart is another who can’t be ignored and a market move should be noted.
  1. Yalltari
  2. Jerrysback
  3. Kildisart

Previous Winners

2018
Valtor
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 9
33/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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