09 Feb 2018 14:25 Kempton
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,512); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Matchbook VIP Graduation Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Modus (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
165-11F / 11 |
Jump (63) | B J Geraghty | P F Nicholls John P McManus |
8/15 | |
| eventually set off in front and dictated very steady pace, jumped well, quickened approaching 3 out, clear next, great jump last, eased run-in, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 3 L |
Max Ward (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
F214-6P / 9 |
Jump (39) | Adrian Heskin | T R George Mr N T Griffith… |
5/1 | |
| chased winner throughout, hit 6th, readily outpaced from 3 out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 5 L |
King's Socks (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
122/152- / 6 |
Flat (1173), Jump (607) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Bryan Drew |
5/1 | |
| tracked leading pair throughout, outpaced when not fluent and stumbled 3 out, no impression, just held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| HD |
Overtown Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) |
416-1F3 / 11 |
Jump (34) | N P Madden | H Fry Lorna Squire &… |
8/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up last, closer 11th, outpaced before 3 out, kept on pressing for 3rd near finish, never any chance | ||||||||||