14:25 Ascot
Saturday 4 November 2017
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05
Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m 167y  |  Good  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:26Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 4.9s
T:Â P W MiddletonJ:Â James Bowen (7)
Mid-division, tracked leaders after 7th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden to lead between last 2, clear last, stayed on well op 8/1
T:Â C L TizzardJ:Â T J O'Brien
Tracked front pair, went 2nd before 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed between last 2, not pace of winner from last op 15/2 tchd 8/1
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, tracked leaders after 7th, outpaced after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, no impression op 9/2
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â J McGrath
Mid-division, chased leaders after 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost modest 3rd flat op 13/2 tchd 7/1
T:Â Miss V WilliamsJ:Â B J Cooper
Behind, outpaced when hit 3 out, never able to challenge op 9/2
T:Â T R GeorgeJ:Â N D Fehily
Mid-division, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden, never on terms op 11/2
T:Â Jonjo O'NeillJ:Â Aidan Coleman
Pressed leader, hit 4 out, lost place before next, weakened before 2 out tchd 16/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â A Thornton
Towards rear, struggling before 3 out, never on terms tchd 20/1
T:Â G L MooreJ:Â J E Moore
Always in rear, tailed off 3 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1
Also Ran
T:Â N A Twiston-DaviesJ:Â Jamie Bargary (3)
Hit 1st, led, hit 4 out, driven and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 14/1
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Non-Runners
8
Speredek226
Weight: 10-13|Â Â Age: 6
T: N J Hawke  J: S Bowen
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.10, £2.30, £1.90EX:£39.20Trifecta:£194.60Tricast:£171.86SF:£44.22Swingers:£7.30, £4.80, £4.70
Forecasts
Marracudja (4/1), Calipto (5/1), Exitas (11/2), Theinval (6/1), Quite By Chance (7/1), Max Ward (7/1), Speredek (8/1), Chris Pea Green (10/1), Somchine (16/1), Little Pop (16/1), Festive Affair (20/1)
Quite By Chance and Festive Affair arrive in this contest for the second successive year, with the Tizzard trained runner a 6L victor in 2016 from a 9lb lower mark. The Jonjo O'Neill trained runner made the frame in finishing 7L third, but progressed quickly throughout the remainder of the season winning on three occasions. However, in the shape of MARRACUDJA, they face a rival for whom this is probably his Gold Cup. A fast, fluent hurdler, he has proved at his most effective on sharp right-handed courses (dual Wincanton scorer), and with the forecast ground conditions seemingly ideal, he promises to be much stronger than when narrowly denied by Oliver's Hill at Kempton. He'll prove a very tough nut to crack over this slightly reduced trip, and rates as a most confident selection.
- Marracudja
- Calipto
- Quite By Chance
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £34,170.002nd: £12,822.003rd: £6,420.004th: £3,198.005th: £1,608.006th: £804.00
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