31 Oct 2020 15:40 Ascot
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m 7f 180y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Regal Encore (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
082P13- / 15 |
Jump (259) | R P McLernon | A J Honeyball Mr John P McManus |
14/1 | |
| chased leader until 5th, stayed handy, led 2 out, pressed last, stayed on well and holding 2nd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
13 |
| 1¼ L |
Whatmore (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
134344- / 10 |
Jump (235) | R Johnson | H D Daly Strachan, Lewis,… |
4/1 | |
| hung left, held up towards rear, headway 15th, 3rd 2 out, challenged last, held final 100 yards, stayed on | ||||||||||
3rd |
11 |
| 13 L |
Militarian (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 4) |
4/18450- / 11 |
Jump (233) | Shane Quinlan | Andrew Martin Andy Martin Racing… |
17/2 | |
| held up in mid-division on outside, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, headway 12th, 5th 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| ½ L |
Black Corton (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
1/23242- / 10 |
Flat (497), Jump (252) |
Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls The Brooks Family… |
11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th until after 8th, pushed along and in touch bend before 2 out, no extra before last, lost 3rd flat | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 4 L |
Might Bite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
7P/UP37- / 11 |
Jump (234) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Knot Again… |
22/1 | |
| led until 10th, led and jumped left 11th, hit 14th and headed, led 16th, headed 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 6½ L |
Mister Malarky (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
2/06P1P- / 10 |
Jump (235) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard Wendy & Malcolm… |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 8th, led 10th, headed next, led 14th until 16th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 3½ L |
Walk In The Mill (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
334/P12- / 11 |
Jump (274) | James Best | R Walford Baroness Harding |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, driven 15th, effort 4 out, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
9 |
| 2¼ L |
Adrien Du Pont (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
130/P46- / 10 |
Jump (252) | Bryan Carver | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… |
9/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, closed when pecked 3rd, not fluent 9th, mistake and lost place 15th, headway 4 out, fading when mistake 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
12 |
| 1 L |
Townshend (GER) (colt, bay, 10 4) |
641/1P-0 / 11 |
Flat (821), Jump (38) |
Mr Jamie Neild | N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Neild |
28/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 1st, mistake 10th and rider nearly unseated with both legs one side of the saddle, great recovery, headway 12th, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
10th |
14 |
| ¾ L |
Django Django (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 2) |
71/3P14- / 9 |
Jump (241) | Nick Scholfield | J & A O'Neill Martin Broughton… |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling from 13th | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 13 L |
Blaklion (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2BP085/ / 14 |
Jump (623) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Darren & Annaley… |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Valtor (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
P0/1532- / 13 |
Jump (259) | Aidan Coleman | N J Henderson Mr A R Bromley |
9/1 | |
| chased leaders until 3 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Flying Angel (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 7) |
6/41469- / 10 |
Jump (233) | Thomas Bellamy | N A Twiston-Davies Mr R J Rexton |
16/1 | |
| not fluent, mistake 3rd, towards rear from 6th, behind when pulled up before 13th | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Commanche Red (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
1P/3313- / 11 |
Jump (252) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Cheshire And Gordon |
11/2 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, lost place before 5th, not fluent 8th, well beaten from 15th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||