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left 3:35 right Ascot 23 Jan 2016

bet365 Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f8yds) 2m5f Soft 17 fences
1st £43,792 2nd £12,936 3rd £6,468 4th £3,234 5th £1,617 6th £812
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bet365 Handicap Chase, 2m5f - Soft, Class 2 5yo+
bet365 Handicap Chase, 2m5f - Soft, Class 2 5yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
12 111 139 117 148 right
b g Bob Back (USA) right - Gaye Chatelaine (IRE) right (Castle Keep) right
Chased clear leading pair from 2nd, mistake 10th, gradually closed from 12th, took 2nd 3 out, closed to challenge 2 out, narrow lead last, driven out (trainer was unable to offer any explanation for the improvement in form, other than the gelding is difficult to train and ran inexplicably badly last time over a longer trip)
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2 
8 1111 tb 149 125 156 right
b g King's Theatre (IRE) right - Friendly Craic (IRE) right (Mister Lord) right
Pressed leader and clear of rest, led 12th, ridden after 3 out, pressed next, narrowly headed last, no extra final 100yds (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
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3  5 [7¼]
10 117 h 145 116 146 right
b g Beneficial right - Dark Mist (IRE) right (Mister Lord) right
Led at good pace and clear with one rival, headed 12th, lost 2nd 3 out and beaten after, kept on gamely to hold 3rd
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4  [11¾]
9 118 146 113 142 right
b g Beneficial right - Who Tells Jan right (Royal Fountain) right
Held up in rear, no impression on leaders 12th, ridden and tried to close before 2 out, no headway after (op 9/2)
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5  ½ [12¼]
10 101 t 130 96 126 right
b g King's Theatre (IRE) right - Cadourova (FR) right (Cadoudal) right
Held up, mistake 12th and no impression on leaders, tried to close under pressure before 2 out, soon no headway
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6  13 [25¼]
9 108 t 132 85 116 right
b g Gold Well right - Supreme Evening (IRE) right (Supreme Leader) right
Prominent in chasing group, disputed 3rd place 11th, no headway next, weakened 3 out (op 12/1)
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PU   
8 116 t 144 right
b g King's Theatre (IRE) right - Go On Eileen (IRE) right (Bob Back) right
Held up, mistake 7th, blundered 10th and weakened, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said that the gelding jumped poorly)
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PU   
8 100 Out-of-Handicaps 1 t 124 right
b g Kayf Tara right - Sparkling Jewel right (Bijou D'Inde) right
Held up, no progress before 12th, soon beaten, poor 7th when pulled up before 3 out
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RO   
8 108 132 right
b g Golan (IRE) right - Beautiful Blue (IRE) right (Xaar) right
Not fluent and dropped to last after 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when ran out 10th (jockey said that the gelding ducked left-handed and unseated him) (op 9/1)
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RO   
6 117 150 right
bb g Early March right - Tumultueuse (FR) right (Bering) right
Held up in rear, in touch when ran out 10th (op 8/1)
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