Horse Alert

19 Feb 2011 15:00 Ascot

Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £84,495); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; 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	6	-	Riverside Theatre (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	115F-12 / 21	Jump (35)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership	11/10
		held up in touch in 5th, left 4th at 8th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, came readily clear between last 2, easily
2^nd	3	10 L	Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	P11/155 / 15	Flat (1617), Jump (28)	D A Jacob	Nick Williams Miss Sarah A Dawson	14/1
		chased leader, narrow lead 7th until mistake and headed 11th, led again next, headed 2 out, readily held and no chance with winner between last 2
3^rd	2	11 L	Deep Purple (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	1P46-3U / 12	Flat (1618), Jump (66)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams P Green	10/1
		led until narrowly headed 7th, chased leader, led again 11th, mistake and headed next, chased leader until approaching 4 out, weakened and lost 3rd 2 out, rallied to modest 3rd again close home
4^th	1	1½ L	Big Fella Thanks (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	2U14-2F / 15	Jump (84)	D Elsworth	Ferdy Murphy Mr T R George	14/1
		held up well in rear, blundered 10th, not fluent next, headway to rear of main group after 11th, stayed on from 3 out, went well held 3rd 2 out until towards finish
5^th	7	2 L	Tartak (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	554-311 / 11	Flat (1260), Jump (49)	P J Brennan	T R George Power Panels Electrical…	9/2
		not fluent, hit 1st, chased leading trio, left 3rd at 8th, hit 13th, in 4th when hit 3 out and driven, weakened before next
6^th	5	49 L	Racing Demon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	48-2597 / 11	Jump (35)	Hadden Frost	Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford	33/1
		tended to jump right, in last pair, screwed 9th, lost touch next, soon tailed off
FE	4	-	Pride of Dulcote (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	1128/1-1 / 8	Jump (52)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman