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13:15 Ascot

Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 8y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
  • Winner: £31,280
  • 2nd: £9,240
  • 3rd: £4,620
  • 4th: £2,310
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 32.28s
  • Off Time: 13:15:22
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Riders Onthe Storm (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    On The Blind Side (IRE)

    15/8

      1
      Silk - Royal blue, pink hoops, armlets and cap

      Adrien Du Pont (FR)

      49 t C
      8/1
      • Form 47130-P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 147

      held up in 5th, steady headway on inside 3 out, pushed along before weakened next, finished tired

      2
      Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, White and Royal Blue check sleeves and cap

      Double Shuffle (IRE)

      49
      11/1
      • Form 252P0-8
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 154

      chased leader until 8th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, mistake next, tailed off

      3
      Silk - Light blue, royal blue spots and sleeves, hooped cap

      Riders Onthe Storm (IRE)

      42
      9/4
      • Form 431FP-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 153

      jumped well, tracked leaders, led after 8th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly

      4
      Silk - MAROON and WHITE STRIPES, maroon cap, white hoop

      Paloma Blue (IRE)

      28 t
      11/4
      • Form 0/416-62
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 147

      chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent 7th, stayed on same pace and no impression before 2 out

      5
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      On The Blind Side (IRE)

      21 p D
      15/8
      • Form 41P2-4P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 147

      raced on inside, led until after 8th, chased winner, pushed along before 10th, ridden and well held before 2 out

      Previous results

      2018
      Silk -

      Kildisart (IRE)

      5/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-10

      2017
      Silk -

      Coney Island (IRE)

      11/8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7

      2016
      Silk -

      Top Notch (FR)

      4/5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      An administrative error cost Aintree winner Riders Onthe Storm a run in last week’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup, for which he’d been ante-post favourite. He seeks compensation in this and should go well. Double Shuffle is the highest rated but is on a long losing run and seems to reserve his best for Kempton. ON THE BLIND SIDE was never travelling in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury and soon pulled up. But he’d run well over 3m here on his reappearance, when Adrien Du Pont was pulled up, and is suited by small fields. Paloma Blue has never raced over a trip this far and there are some proven stayers in this.

      Formwatch

      Adrien Du Pont (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Held up and behind, hampered 7th, progress 15th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last, at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.

      Double Shuffle (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, lost place 15th, no danger after, 8th of 16, 24 1/2l behind Vinndication (11-0) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.

      Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 4-1cfav (11-5) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway from 9th, led 12th, hit 3 out, stayed on, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov beating Cepage (11-12) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.

      Paloma Blue (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead entering straight, ridden and led before 2 out, strongly pressed and headed at last, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Getabird (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hvy in Nov.

      On The Blind Side (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division on inside, weakened 12th, behind and pulled up before 5 out, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.