Full Result 3.00 Ascot | 18 February 2012

Betfair Ascot Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m5f8yds) 2m5f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £84,477.90 2nd £31,872.85 3rd £15,987.85 4th £8,022.85 5th £4,062.85 6th £2,067.85 7th £1,062.85

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Riverside Theatre 13/8F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	117	165	156	172	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Disallowed (IRE) (Distinctly North)
Jumped well, tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 13th, pushed along and in command from 2 out, ran on well (tchd 7-4)

2 3	5. Medermit (FR) 7/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	117	163	153	170	–
gr g Medaaly - Miss D'Hermite (FR) (Solicitor I)
Held up, progress to chase leading pair when mistake 10th, rider clinging on but lost little momentum, chased winner 4 out, gave game chase under pressure but readily held from 2 out (tchd 4-1)

3 20 [23]	1. Gauvain (GER) 9/1 Noel Fehily Nick Williams	Noel Fehily Nick Williams	10	117	162	135	155	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER) (Dominion)
Jumped sloppily in last, reminder after 7th, finally made progress from 12th, reached 3rd 2 out, no chance with leading pair and lost ground on them after (op 8-1)

4 8 [31]	2. I'msingingtheblues (IRE) 14/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	10	117 t	157	127	144	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Nova Rose (Ra Nova)
Close up, tracked leading trio 10th, chased leading pair after 4 out but outpaced, lost 3rd and weakened 2 out (op 12-1)

5 13 [44]	7. Tatenen (FR) 25/1 Andrew Thornton Richard Rowe	Andrew Thornton Richard Rowe	8	117	150	115	136	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Tamaziya (IRE) (Law Society)
Raced wide, in touch, blundered 10th, not on terms in 5th from next, no danger after

6 15 [59]	8. The Sawyer (BEL) 100/1 Nathan Sweeney Bob Buckler	Nathan Sweeney Bob Buckler	12	117	129	100	121	–
ch g Fleetwood (IRE) - Green Land (BEL) (Hero's Honor)
Chased leader to 7th, lost place and ridden next, well behind from 12th (op 150-1)

7 12 [71]	3. Kauto Stone (FR) 11/4 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	117	162	88	120	–
ch g With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Held up in touch, progress to go 2nd 7th, led next, headed 13th, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 7-2)

PU	4. Little Josh (IRE) 16/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	117	152	–	–	–
ch g Pasternak - Miss Top (IRE) (Tremblant I)
Led to 8th, dropped out quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 13th (op 14-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 5m 21.80s (slow by 9.80s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership (Riverside Theatre) 1st breeder: Goldford Stud
2nd owner: The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership (Medermit)
3rd owner: Jared Sullivan & Simon Brown (Gauvain)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £2.20 Ex: £7.60 CSF: £8.02 Trifecta: £60.60 Pool: £6,358.59 - 7.61 winning units.

3:00 Ascot 18 Feb 2012

Betfair Ascot Chase Grade 1