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15:30 Ascot

Victor Chandler Freephone Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 29.20s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dads Lad (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ice Cool Lad (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Running Machine (IRE)

      3/1

        1
        Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets

        Parlour Game

        21
        5/1
        • Form P2-1412
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        in touch until weakened before 4 out

        2
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Echo's of Dawn (IRE)

        43
        12/1
        • Form 31P0P-P
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leader, ridden 10th, lost 2nd 12th, troubling next, well behind from 14th

        3
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Mac Hine (IRE)

        14
        7/2
        • Form 000-323
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        not jump well, blundered 2nd and 4th, blundered 7th, lost place from 10th, jumped badly right 15th, pulled up before next

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange epaulets, Royal Blue and Orange hooped sleeves, Orange cap

        River Pilot

        24
        14/1
        • Form F0544-P
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-8

        behind when blundered and fell 11th

        6
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Running Machine (IRE)

        15
        3/1
        • Form 336-P15
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7

        mistakes, held up, mistakes 3rd and 4th, not fluent 6th, challenged from 2 out, every chance when mistake last, no extra and lost 2nd final 50 yards

        7
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

        Native Peach (IRE)

        291
        9/1
        • Form 01366/5-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-7

        always behind, tailed off from 16th

        8
        Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box, Black and Mauve striped sleeves, check cap

        Dads Lad (IRE)

        15 b
        12/1
        • Form 4B3-21P
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-2

        tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, driven and looked held last, stayed on under pressure run in to lead final 50 yards

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap

        Rufius (IRE)

        15
        10/1
        • Form 415U4P
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in rear, steady headway from 14th, pressed leaders after 3 out, one pace under pressure before next

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue triple diamond, Dark Blue cap, Emerald Green diamonds

        Ice Cool Lad (IRE)

        37
        12/1
        • Form P015-25
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-4

        led, ridden and hard pressed from 2 out, kept on well until not quicken and headed final 150 yards

        4
        NR

        Toulouse-Lautrec (IRE)

        9
        • Form 00/131-P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        Rufius might just provide the answer here in a modest race of its kind for the track, with Parlour Games, Mac Hine and Running Machine possibly his biggest dangers. The selection is now rated 92, but has won from a mark of 90 and is generally fairly consistent at around these kind of marks. Parlour Games' jumping would have to be better than it was last time out but she has to hold a chance at this level, as does Mac Hine, who will prefer this longer trip today. Echo's Of Dawn has performed poorly since winning at Uttoxeter off a four-pound lower mark than today's, which puts us off recommending him. Running Machine won a fairly weak event at Folkestone but then came unstuck at Kempton, where he seemed to lose his confidence after a couple of mistakes. Of the others, Irish import River Pilot is untried over this trip, but Toulouse Lautrec and Dads Lad aren't forlorn hopes if all falls right for them. It's that kind of race really, so Rufius, with Jim Culloty - who could be very well suited to the selection - booked, gets a tentative vote.