Racecards
17:30 Ascot
Colts & Fillies Club Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 8y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,808
- 2nd: £871
- 3rd: £435
- 4th: £218
- Form 106444
- Age 10
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 118
chased leaders on inside, pushed along when left 3rd 4 out, no impression before next, lost modest 3rd towards finish
- Form 45125P
- Age 9
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D M Christie
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
held up, headway chasing leaders 6th, hit 10th, travelling well when led on inside approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
- Form 113161
- Age 7
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 137
raced wide, led, blundered 5th, headed next, chased leader until stumbled badly nearly unseated rider and lost place 11th, blundered next, rallied after 3 out, kept on into 3rd towards finish
- Form 6-P1211
- Age 7
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Mrs R Loxton
- Jockey Miss H C Tucker
in touch, not fluent 3rd, headway chasing leaders ridden approaching 12th, close 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 41-P31P
- Age 12
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer David O'Brien
- Jockey Mr David O'Brien
held up, good headway chasing leaders 6th, left in 2nd pace 11th, led before next, joined after 3 out, headed approaching next, soon outpaced and no chance with winner
- Form 345507
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Sean Conway
- Jockey Lewis Stones
chased leaders on outside, lost place and behind when jumped slowly and behind 4th, never travelled in rear after, tailed off when blundered 3 out (Disqualified)
- Form 143/P-62
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Paul Henry Webb
- Jockey Miss A Stirling
chased leaders, pushed along and struggling 7th, behind from 10th
- Form 234-5P5
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Karen Phillips-Hill
- Jockey Miss Brodie Hampson
chased leader, led before 6th, headed before 12th, chased leader until next, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Harriet Tucker, heroine of the Foxhunter at Cheltenham, can find her way back into the winner’s enclosure here on board MONSIEUR GIBRALTAR. Her mount has been in fine form between the flags and has won five times under Rules, including this race 12 months ago. Midnight Cowboy made a winning reappearance in an Open at Ampton and rates the danger on his past form over fences. Marinero was out of his depth at Cheltenham but has stronger claims in this and Deadly Sting ran well for second over this trip at Ffos Las. Kilfinichen Bay may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Kilfinichen Bay (IRE) 10-1 (12-4) Held up in touch, in rear and pushed along from 10 out, soon struggling, 4th of 5, dist behind Warden Hill (11-10) at Doncaster 3m 2f (5) gs in Feb.
Marinero (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Mid-division on outside, weakened 5 out, behind from next, pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Midnight Cowboy Evensfav (12-7) Prsd ldr til led 4 out; stayed on wl, won at Ampton 3m gs in Mar beating Consigliere (12-4) by 2l, 4 ran.
Monsieur Gibraltar (FR) 1-2fav (11-7) (tt) held up; hdwy 15; led app last; comf, won at Charlton Horethorne 3m sft in Mar beating Inch Rock (10-9) by 5l, 6 ran.
Numbercruncher (IRE) 12-1 (12-2) Behind, not fluent 3rd, some headway before 4 out, no impression, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Leicester 2m (5) hvy in Mar.
Aero Majestic (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) In rear, struggling from 5th, 7th of 13, dist behind Argot (12-2) at Leicester 2m (5) hvy in Mar.
Deadly Sting (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Towards rear, headway 4 out, lost 2nd from 3 out, regained 2nd run-in, always held by winner, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Wells De Lune (12-4) at Ffos Las 2m 5f (4) hvy in Feb.
Hazy Tom (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Led briefly, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Rouge Et Blanc (12-0) at Lingfield 2m 4f (6) hvy in Feb.