Horse Alert

17 Feb 2018 15:35 Ascot

Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,425); Distance: 2m 5f 8y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Waiting Patiently (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1/111-11 / 13	Jump (35)	B S Hughes	Ruth Jefferson Mr Richard Collins	2/1
		patiently ridden in last pair, not fluent 6th, headway into 2nd 3 out, rider delayed challenge until produced to lead approaching and hit last, clear when hung right and idled run-in, stayed on
2^nd	2	2¾ L	Cue Card (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	21F2-F2 / 12	Jump (84)	P J Brennan	C L Tizzard Mrs Jean R Bishop	9/1
		led and set good pace, headed after 7th, led again after 11th, ridden and headed approaching last, short of room on inside switched left and battled on gamely run-in
3^rd	3	15 L	Frodon (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	5-32321 / 11	Jump (21)	Bryony Frost	P F Nicholls Mr P J Vogt	9/1
		chased leader until after 6th, chased leading pair, 2nd again 13th until 3 out, mistake and weakened next
4^th	5	2½ L	Top Notch (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	123-311 / 10	Jump (65)	D A Jacob	N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir…	9/4
		held up in 5th on inside, not fluent 1st, hit 10th and rider lost iron briefly, weakened after 3 out
5^th	6	16 L	Traffic Fluide (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	632-457 / 10	Jump (53)	Joshua Moore	G & A Moore Galloping On The…	66/1
		off the pace in 4th, weakened 10th, behind and no chance after
PU	1	-	Coney Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1/2212-1 / 8	Jump (56)	B J Geraghty	E P Harty John P McManus	10/3
		not fluent, held up in last pair, dropped to last at 5th, mistake 8th, blundered and pulled up 10th
PU	4	-	Speredek (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	11-1212 / 10	Jump (28)	S Bowen	N J Hawke Nigel Hawke Racing…	22/1
		raced wide, chased leading pair, 2nd after 6th, led after next, blundered 8th, headed after 11th, chased leader until 13th, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 2 out