15:35 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

LK Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 167y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 4m 7.58s
1st
Horse silk
5
9/1
T: G L MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Patiently ridden in rear, headway between horses travelling well before 2 out, went 2nd before the last, led last, stayed on strongly to go clear run-in op 11/1 tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
4
7/4f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before the last until the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, held on for 2nd op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
1011-1
80/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)
Held up off the pace towards rear, hit 6th, closer in mid-division after 7th, headway out wide before 2 out, went 3rd at the last, stayed on run-in pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner op 40/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
9
22/1
T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste
Raced keenly in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders before 8th, went 2nd 4 out, led after next, headed before the last, ridden and weakened run-in op 25/1 tchd 20/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
1012-0
17/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced wide chasing leaders, went 2nd before 8th, not fluent next, lost 2nd 4 out, went 2nd again before 2 out until 2 out, weakened between last two op 8/1 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
8
16/5
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Chased leader until before 8th, chased leaders, weakened turning in op 7/2 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
8
3
11/1
T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out tchd 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
17/2
T: Mrs P SlyJ: Paul O'Brien
Towards rear, bad mistake 4 out, soon pulled up op 9/1 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
6
15/2
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Led, hit 9th and pushed along, headed after 3 out, chased leader until pushed along turning in, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before the last tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£3.00, £1.40, £5.90EX:£39.40Trifecta:£1,565.60Tricast:£1,223.91SF:£26.71Swingers:£4.50, £50.90, £14.70

Forecasts

Frere d'Armes (7/4), Corrigeen Rock (16/5), Fast Buck (15/2), Dolos (17/2), Xcitations (17/2), Black Gerry (9/1), Prince Escalus (11/1), Royale Margaux (22/1), Hatcher (80/1)

Verdict

FRERE D'ARMES looked a natural when winning both his starts over fences in November and is probably still ahead of his mark given his potential. This should be run at a good pace with in-form front-runners Corrigeen Rock, Fast Buck and Prince Escalus heading up the opposition.

  1. FRERE D'ARMES (FR)
  2. CORRIGEEN ROCK (IRE)
  3. FAST BUCK (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £21,124.002nd: £9,720.003rd: £4,860.004th: £2,432.005th: £1,212.00

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