Full Result 2.05 Ascot | 25 November 2017

Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m5f8yds) 2m5f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £39,865 2nd £14,959 3rd £7,490 4th £3,731 5th £1,876 6th £938

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Top Notch (FR) 5/2J Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	114	157	152	169	–
b g Poliglote - Topira (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Lw; close up, tracked leader 12th, led well before 2 out and soon clear, fine jump last, impressive (tchd 9/4)

2 8	8. Double Shuffle (IRE) 12/1 Jonathan Burke Tom George	Jonathan Burke Tom George	7	111 h	151	142	158	–
b g Milan - Fiddlers Bar (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Held up in rear and raced on outer, progress 13th, ridden to chase winner between last 2, kept on but no impression (tchd 10/1)

3 2¼ [10¼]	4. Frodon (FR) 8/1 Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	Sean Bowen Paul Nicholls	5	115 t	152	143	160	–
b g Nickname (FR) - Miss Country (FR) (Country Reel)
Lw; towards rear, struggling in 7th place 13th, rallied from 3 out, driven and kept on to take 3rd before last (vet reported the gelding lost its left-fore shoe) (op 9/1 tchd 7/1)

4 1¾ [12]	6. Flying Angel (IRE) 7/1 Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Bellamy Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	156	141	156	–
gr g Arcadio (GER) - Gypsy Kelly (IRE) (Roselier)
Tracked leaders, urged along and not pace to mount a challenge from 4 out, one pace after (op 9/1)

5 15 [27]	3. Smad Place (FR) 5/2J Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	10	117	164	129	148	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Bienna Star (FR) (Village Star)
Led to 9th, chased leader to 12th, weakened from 3 out (op 10/3)

6 32 [59]	1. Josses Hill (IRE) 10/1 Aidan Coleman Nicky Henderson	Aidan Coleman Nicky Henderson	9	117 p	153	98	117	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Credora Storm (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Bit bkwd; jumping not as slick as rivals, in touch, dropped to last and struggling 11th, never on terms after, tailed off (tchd 12/1)

PU	2. Royal Regatta (IRE) 20/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	9	117 tb	153	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Friendly Craic (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Slow to get going from standing start, last until progress 6th, led 9th, headed well before 2 out when still clear of rest, weakened very rapidly, pulled up before last (op 12/1)

PU	5. Sizing Granite (IRE) 33/1 Robert Dunne Colin Tizzard	Robert Dunne Colin Tizzard	9	115 tp¹	155	–	–	–
br g Milan - Hazel's Tisrara (IRE) (Mandalus)
Tracked leaders, still well there 13th, mistake next and weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20/1)

PU	9. Top Gamble (IRE) 10/1 Jamie Moore Kerry Lee	Jamie Moore Kerry Lee	9	111 t	159	–	–	–
ch g Presenting - Zeferina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Sometimes jumped left, always in rear, struggling before 4 out, well behind when jumped badly left and slowly 2 out, pulled up before last (op 15/2)

9 ran Off time: 2:06:26 Winning time: 5m 15.60s (fast by 0.40s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Top Notch) 1st breeder: Haras Des Sablonnets & Dr Vet B Gabeur
2nd owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership (Double Shuffle)
3rd owner: P J Vogt (Frodon)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.30 £2.70 £2.40 Ex: £27.30 CSF: £33.14 Trifecta: £174.80

2:05 Ascot 25 Nov 2017

Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2)