Full Result 2.25 Ascot | 22 January 2011

Victor Chandler Chase (Registered As The Clarence House Steeple Chase) Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m192yds) 2m1f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £59,146.50 2nd £22,281 3rd £11,151 4th £5,575.50 5th £2,793 6th £1,396.50 7th £693 8th £357

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Master Minded (FR) 4/7F A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	8	117	178	138	169	–
b g Nikos - Haute Tension (FR) (Garde Royale)
Tracked leaders, progress and good jump on outer to lead 9th, 4 lengths clear after 3 out and looked in full control, shaken up after 2 out, pressed after last, driven and just held on (op 4-6)

2 shd	8. Somersby (IRE) 8/1 Hadden Frost Henrietta C Knight	Hadden Frost Henrietta C Knight	7	117	162	137	169	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
With leaders, ridden to chase winner 3 out, no impression before next, kept on and only 2 lengths down last, closed flat, just failed

3 20 [20]	5. Mad Max (IRE) 8/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	9	117 t	155	115	152	–
b g Kayf Tara - Carole's Crusader (Faustus)
Tracked leading pair, led 3rd to 7th, soon ridden, in touch 4 out, weakened after next (op 10-1)

4 1¾ [21¾]	4. Kalahari King (FR) 25/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	10	117	162	113	156	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
Held up in rear, lost touch with leaders from 7th, disputing modest 6th when nearly carried off course by loose horse after 9th, poor 7th next, stayed on well from 2 out

5 8 [29¾]	2. Gauvain (GER) 20/1 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	9	117	159	104	148	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER) (Dominion)
Held up last, jumped slowly 3rd, jumped left 5th, well behind after, kept on from 3 out, never a factor (tchd 18-1)

6 7 [36¾]	3. I'm So Lucky 33/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	9	117 t	153	95	136	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Led to 3rd, led 7th to next, weakened quickly from 3 out (tchd 50-1 in a place)

7 7 [43¾]	9. Tchico Polos (FR) 25/1 Ian Popham Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham Paul Nicholls	7	117 t	158	87	132	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Miss Saint Germain (FR) (Pampabird)
Blundered 1st, chased leaders, lost touch with them from 7th, weakened from 4 out (tchd 33-1 in a place)

8 31 [74¾]	1. Crack Away Jack 14/1 Wayne Hutchinson Emma Lavelle	Wayne Hutchinson Emma Lavelle	7	117	149	49	102	–
ch g Gold Away (IRE) - Jolly Harbour (Rudimentary)
Jumped very awkwardly 2nd when already well in rear, never on terms, tailed off from 8th

F	7. Petit Robin (FR) 8/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	117	163	–	–	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Joie De Cotte (FR) (Lute Antique)
Tracked leaders, close 5th and going well when fell 9th (tchd 9-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:25:00 Winning time: 4m 4.90s (slow by 1.90s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Clive D Smith (Master Minded) 1st breeder: Marie-Christine Gabeur
2nd owner: Mrs T P Radford (Somersby)
3rd owner: Carole Skipworth & Paul Murphy (Mad Max)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.10 £2.40 £2.70 Ex: £6.50 CSF: £5.93 Trifecta: £34.30 Pool of £11259.41 - 242.32 winning units.

2:25 Ascot 22 Jan 2011

Victor Chandler Chase (Registered As The Clarence House Steeple Chase) Grade 1