14:00 Ascot

Friday 24 November 2023

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

S.A.F.E. Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 8y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 5m 15.89s
1st
Horse silk
5
11/4f
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Travelled strongly, prominent, disputed lead 14th, soon led outright, 3 lengths clear 2 out, soon pushed out, extended advantage approaching last where good jump, cruised home run-in, easily op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
9
3
811-11
10/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, headway to chase leader 2 out where jumped right, kept on approaching last, no further impression run-in op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
2
8
9/2
T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (5)
Took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 13th, soon ridden, outpaced before 2 out, stayed into modest 3rd approaching last, kept on run-in, not reach 2nd op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
4
1
7/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Alice Stevens (5)
Led, pressed for lead before 13th, disputed lead 14th, mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden, not fluent 2 out, hit last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
2
4
5/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Prominent, not fluent 10th, ridden and briefly chased leader before 2 out where slightly hampered, weakened approaching last op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
11
9
18/5
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Close up in touch, pressed leader 13th, disputed lead 14th, soon headed and ridden, weakened before 2 out op 4/1 tchd 7/2
7th
Horse silk
40
2
22/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Tended to jump slightly left, held up in rear, jumped slightly left 8th, not fluent 13th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
811-0
11/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)
Midfield, not fluent 9th, lost position and ridden before 11th, pulled up before 12th op 14/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Risk And Roll13
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 9
T: H J Evans  J: Tabitha Worsley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.50, £2.40, £1.70EX:£32.00Trifecta:£177.30Tricast:£121.98SF:£30.15Swingers:£6.50, £4.00, £10.60

Forecasts

Your Darling (11/4), Fire Dancer (18/5), Copperhead (9/2), Neon Moon (5/1), Fidelio Vallis (7/1), Flegmatik (10/1), Zhiguli (11/1), Risk And Roll (20/1), Mackenberg (22/1)

Verdict

FIDELIO VALLIS has shaped as if as good as ever on his 2 starts since joining Harry Derham, again finishing runner-up at Musselburgh on his reappearance, so he is taken to get back to winning ways with his recent run behind him. Heading the list of dangers is Fire Dancer who returns with his yard in excellent form, while Flegmatik is another who merits consideration.

  1. FIDELIO VALLIS (FR)
  2. FIRE DANCER (FR)
  3. FLEGMATIK (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Your Darling
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 7
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00

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