Racecards
15:00 Ascot
Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 180y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,950
- 2nd: £21,370
- 3rd: £10,700
- 4th: £5,330
- Form 84/2210-
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led until 3rd, led 7th, headed 10th, lost place 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home
- Form 1323F-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
prominent, led 4th, headed next, led 6th, headed 7th, ridden after 3 out, no extra flat, lost 3rd close home
- Form P9P26-4
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey J J Burke
towards rear, mistake 9th, behind from 12th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after
- Form 1174P-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
held up towards rear on outside, steady headway from 15th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on
- Form 23110-9
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey C Stone-Walsh
chased leaders, blundered and unseated rider 16th
- Form 3-55322
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer A Chaille-Chaille
- Jockey F Bayle
not that fluent, slow 2nd, in touch on inside in mid-division soon after, mistake 12th, struggling next, well behind 3 out, tailed off
- Form U442-F2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, led 3rd, headed 4th, led next, headed 6th, led 10th, 3 lengths clear before 2 out, headed last, stayed on, held close home
- Form 2P-7784
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, headway 6th, mistake 12th, no extra flat, lost 4th close home
Formwatch
Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 22-1 (12-0) Pressed leader, mistake and lost 2nd 19th, chased leaders, pushed along home turn after 4 out, ridden and weakened before next, 13th of 20, 20 1/4l behind Minella Cocooner (11-9) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Trelawne 7-2 (11-8) Led until 5th, led 9th, quickened before 3 out, reduced lead when not fluent last, pressed flat, stayed on well and holding 2nd close home, won at Haydock 2m 6f (2) sft in Nov beating Iroko (11-8) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Two For Gold (IRE) 20-1 (11-13) Chased leader, not fluent 4 out and pushed along, outpaced 2 out, plugged on from last, 4th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Chianti Classico (12-0) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Victtorino (FR) 5-1 (11-3) Held up rear of mid-division, mistake 9th and 10th, hit 15th, behind 5 out, stayed on strongly from last, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 5 1/4l behind Kandoo Kid (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Hartur D'arc (FR) 33-1 (10-2) Towards rear, not much room 8th, badly hampered by faller 4 out and pushed along, no progress, 9th of 15, dist behind Il Ridoto (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Heloy Delabarriere (FR) 7-1 (10-10) 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Losange Bleu (10-5) at Auteuil 3m hvy in Nov.
The Changing Man (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) In touch, closed into 2nd home turn, pushed along after 4 out and went clear with leader, pressed leader approaching 2 out, ridden before last where disputed lead, soon headed run-in and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Frero Banbou (10-9) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Flegmatik (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Raced in 3rd until after 7th, struggling and left behind from 4 out, tailed off and eased run-in, last of 4, dist behind Pic D'Orhy (11-10) at Ascot 2m 5f (1) gd in Nov.