16:40 Ascot
Good To FirmChapel Down Handicap
- Flat Turf
- Turf
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
- Win time: 1m 27s
- First Prize: £13,425
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £14.90
- Place: £3.40
in touch with leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left but ran on (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding benefitted from a short break of 58 days, which was noted; gelding was routine tested)
9/4
- Place: £1.40
took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
7/1
- Place: £2.50
in rear, headway on far side of group 2f out, soon bumped, kept on well and went third towards finish
7/1
towards rear, switched left 2f out, soon headway, hung right inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
7/2
in touch with leaders, switched left 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, not clear run inside final 110yds, not recover (jockey said gelding was short for room on run to line)
100/30
in touch with leaders, switched left under 2f out, no impression when edged right inside final furlong
25/1
took keen hold, led, headed over 1f out, weakening when edged left inside final furlong
14/1
towards rear, switched right and brief headway 2f out, no impression
100/1
took keen hold, in rear, niggled along and stayed on from over 1f out, never near to challenge
40/1
always behind
28/1
took keen hold, prominent, weakened under 2f out
Non-runners
Be Frank, Mystic Moment
+o+e Betting Returns
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £59.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £41.39 |
| Tricast | £223.38 |
| Trifecta | £367.30 |
Selections
The Sun:
Illy's RooThe Times:
Mr Writer