13:15 Ascot

Saturday 18 January 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Matchbook Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 180y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 6m 22.5s
1st
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Mr Jamie Neild (7)
Held up last, progress on outside 13th, challenged going well when pecked 3 out, led 2 out, soon clear, pushed out op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
2
5/1
T: B I CaseJ: Mr Charlie Case (7)
Held up in touch, niggled along before 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, not trouble winner tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
5/4f
T: N B KingJ: Mr Jack Andrews (3)
With leader, led 6th to 10th, led 3 out to 2 out, soon ridden, one pace op 11/8
4th
Horse silk
½
3
6/1
T: P GundryJ: Miss Chloe Emsley (7)
Led to 5th, with leaders, led 4 out to 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from 2 out op 7/1 tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
37
4
5/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (7)
With leaders, pecked 2nd, led 5th to 6th, led 10th to 4 out, every chance when not much room and stumbled badly 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off op 7/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
11/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Thomas Doggrell (7)
Held up in touch, pushed along after 14th, not fluent 16th, soon ridden and struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.10Pl:£5.70, £2.00EX:£59.80Trifecta:£146.90SF:£109.88Swingers:£18.00, £9.20, £1.70

Forecasts

Nearly Perfect (5/4), Graceful Legend (5/1), Get On The Yager (5/1), Barbrook Star (11/2), Dawson City (6/1), Townshend (20/1)

Verdict

In a race where his older, more experienced rivals have all got a bit to prove the novice NEARLY PERFECT gets the nod for Neil King. He won well at Wincanton and looked a sound enough jumper from the front. The mare Graceful Legend won well in similar conditions at Bangor before unseating last time out marking her out as the biggest danger to the selection. Barbrook Star could yet have more to give given his relative youth.
  1. Nearly Perfect
  2. Graceful Legend
  3. Barbrook Star

Prize Money

1st: £9,608.002nd: £2,980.003rd: £1,489.004th: £745.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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