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13:30 Ascot
Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 181y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,562
- 2nd: £4,860
- 3rd: £2,430
- 4th: £1,216
Viroflay (FR)
183- Form 13/1212-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Miss Olive Nicholls
led, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression from last
- Form 131210-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 136
chased leader, led 2 out, asserting when ran left down last, ridden out flat
Lylian (FR)
126- Form 3/366-12
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
not always fluent and jumped left at times, disputed 2nd until the 3rd, last after, outpaced 3 out, well beaten 2 out
- Form 1263D-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer L Russell & M Scudamore
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 12/2234-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Viroflay (FR) 16-5 (12-0) Led and soon went clear, not fluent 6th, still clear when mistake 4 out, soon reduced advantage and narrowly headed 2 out, ridden before last where rider lost whip, no extra run-in, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Its On The Line (12-0) at Punchestown 3m 1f Yielding in May.
No Questions Asked (IRE) 28-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, prominent, slow 5th, weakened after 2 out, 22nd of 24, dist behind Wodhooh (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Lylian (FR) (11-0) 2nd of 5, shd behind Kotkidina (10-3) at Dieppe 2m 1f hcp sft in Jun.
Old Gregorian 7-4 (11-5) Contested lead until headed after 2nd, ridden to press leader before 4 out, left to come home alone from 4 out, jumped last three safely, won at Wetherby 2m 3f (3) gd in Oct.
Don't Tell Su (IRE) 10-3 (11-1) Off the pace in 4th, mistake and lost place 7th, rallied on inside after 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 25l behind New Order (10-13) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.