Racecards
15:35 Ascot
Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 8y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,950
- 2nd: £21,370
- 3rd: £10,700
- 4th: £5,330
- Form 152-512
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders on inside, mistake 10th, went 2nd approaching 12th, blundered and lost 2nd 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after next, weakened and no chance with leading duo
- Form 1/12F-1P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 172
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led 1st, went clear after 7th until next, headed before 12th, weakened rapidly and pulled up before next
- Form 2U1-311
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
led until mistake and headed 1st, chased leader, hit 6th and next, closer and upsides 8th, led approaching 12th, ridden between last 2, over 4 lengths ahead when jumped slowly last, idled badly and edged left run-in, always doing enough
- Form F-21171
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey D A Jacob
tracked leaders out wide, 2nd going well 4 out, over 4 lengths down when winner jumped slowly and left with chance last, well held when switched right and no extra run-in
- Form 111F-33
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up last, mistake 8th, left remote 4th at 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dashel Drasher was the outsider of three when winning here in December but proved that was no fluke by following up in a handicap over track and trip four weeks ago, when he beat Bennys King a length-and-a-quarter. Dan Skelton’s charge also goes well here, however, and is 2lb better off today. Cyrname won the Charlie Hall over 3m at Wetherby in October but ran no sort of race in the King George next time and is now tried in cheekpieces. He is the class act if back on song but stablemate MASTER TOMMYTUCKER is also proving to be a very smart chaser when the fences don’t get in the way. His completion rate has been better this term and he had Riders Onthe Storm well beaten in a Grade 2 at Kempton last month, though he still had to survive a bad blunder at the last.
Formwatch
Bennys King (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd before next, stayed on flat, unable to quite challenge winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Dashel Drasher (11-10) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Cyrname (FR) 5-2 (11-10) Mid-division, reached for 14th, weakened soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Kempton 3m (1) gs in Dec.
Dashel Drasher 6-1 (11-10) Raced keenly, jumped left and not always fluent, led after 1st, clear briefly 7th, stayed on gamely, won at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Jan beating Bennys King (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Master Tommytucker 2-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, made all, left in clear lead 2nd, reduced lead 10th, hit 11th, went clear again before 2 out, blundered badly last, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Jan beating Clondaw Castle (11-0) by 12l, 4 ran.
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Held up 4th, left in 3rd place at 2nd, closer at 10th, went well held 2nd before 3 out until ridden and hit 2 out, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 4, 26l behind Master Tommytucker (11-0) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Jan.