Racecards
14:25 Ascot
bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 8y
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £52,030
- 2nd: £23,920
- 3rd: £11,960
- 4th: £5,980
- Form 3/3U2-22
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
In depth
Formwatch
First Flow (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Close up, led 4th, faced challenge 5 out, pushed along and headed narrowly approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out and held, kept on, 2nd of 4, 3 3/4l behind Quel Destin (10-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Ga Law (FR) 33-1 (10-11) Front mid-division, went prominent after 10th, pushed along before 4 out, no extra from 3 out, 7th of 20, 19 1/2l behind Datsalrightgino (10-7) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Dec.
Thunder Rock (IRE) 3-1fav (10-12) Not jump well, in touch, lost place 7th, behind when pulled up 4 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Shan Blue (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Raced wide, tracked leaders, chased leader 12th until ridden 2 out and slightly outpaced, driven and ran on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Triple Trade (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in Dec.
Kilbeg King (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Chased clear leading pair until 5th, went 3rd again 4 out, pushed along and stayed on same pace before 3 out, no chance when mistake and stumbled last, 3rd of 6, 14 1/4l behind Il Est Francais (11-7) at Kempton 3m (1) gd in Dec.
Excello (FR) 11-4 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th, joined leader 4 out, led next, ridden approaching last, ran on, won at Ascot 2m 5f (2) gd in Dec beating Solo (11-10) by 6 1/2l, 3 ran.
Triple Trade 9-4fav (11-1) Close up, mistake 4 out, pushed along to chase leader 2 out, ridden and stayed on to lead close home, won at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in Dec beating Harper's Brook (10-13) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Brave Kingdom (FR) 15-8 (11-9) Led, headed and remained close up 4th, led again 8th, headed 4 out, pushed along before next and kept on, every chance last, led over 110 yards on run-in, stayed on well, won at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Pulling Stumps (10-8) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Easy As That (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Raced wide tracked leading pair, lost place and in touch 9th, headway to track leader 16th, not fluent and lost place 4 out, beaten when hampered next, landed awkwardly at last, 6th of 8, 22l behind Broadway Boy (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 7-5fav (10-11) Handy in 2nd, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 2 out and dropped away, 3rd of 4, 32 1/4l behind Mac Tottie (11-7) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Nocte Volatus 15-8fav (12-2) Wore hood to post, led, ridden and headed last, weakened in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Brayhill (11-6) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Dec.