31 Mar 2019 16:30 Ascot
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,768); Distance: 2m 7f 180y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Sky Sports Racing Veterans' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Rathlin Rose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) |
FP-40U7 / 13 |
Jump (23) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Somerset Racing |
4/1 | |
| held up in rear, blundered 4th, headway after halfway, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, every chance last, led closing stages, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 1¾ L |
Van Gogh Du Granit (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
211743 / 10 |
Jump (12) | David Noonan | D Pipe Mr Fergus Wilson |
16/1 | |
| keen, led until 2nd, led again 12th, strongly challenged 2 out, headed after last, kept on gamely under pressure | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 3½ L |
Regal Flow (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
6U053P / 14 |
Jump (15) | Sean Houlihan | R H Buckler Mrs C J Dunn |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 14th, chased leaders 4 out, driven next, every chance before 2 out, kept on same pace last | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 2 L |
Uhlan Bute (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) |
313240 / 12 |
Flat (2379), Jump (17) |
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Autumn Partnership |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure 15th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 2¼ L |
Bigbadjohn (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) |
1UP-01P / 10 |
Jump (141) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Nigel Morris |
4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 11 L |
Junction Fourteen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
046F-92 / 10 |
Jump (39) | D A Jacob | Miss E C Lavelle Martin St Quinton… |
7/1 | |
| led 2nd, headed next, remained prominent, mistakes 7th and 11th, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
UR |
1 |
| - |
Josses Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P4P-04F / 11 |
Jump (78) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence |
8/1 | |
| in rear when blundered and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Loose Chips (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
5135P5 / 14 |
Jump (22) | Paul O'Brien | C E Longsdon Barrels Of Courage |
11/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, mistake 12th, lost place 5 out, behind when pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Exitas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
123U68 / 13 |
Jump (43) | Lorcan Williams | P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure 5 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
23-53U3 / 13 |
Jump (22) | H Cobden | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… |
9/2 | |
| in rear, jumped left throughout, soon detached, tailed off halfway, pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||