Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 15 February 2014

Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

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

1st £84,655 2nd £32,050 3rd £16,165 4th £8,200 5th £4,240 6th £2,245

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Captain Chris (IRE) 8/11F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	117 t	169	165	174	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Function Dream (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, progress 8th, awkward next, tracked leading pair after 11th, swept into lead after 3 out, stormed clear, impressive (op Evens)

2 19	2. Cloudy Too (IRE) 7/1 Jonathan England Sue Smith	Jonathan England Sue Smith	8	117	157	147	154	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - Curra Citizen (IRE) (Phardante)
Tracked leader to 2nd and from 8th, challenged and upsides from 13th until winner swept past after 3 out, kept on but no chance

3 12 [31]	3. Hunt Ball (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	9	117	161	135	144	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - La Fandango (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up, mistake 8th, progress to chase leading trio 12th, lost touch 3 out, plugged on to take remote 3rd last

4 4 [35]	5. Medermit (FR) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	10	117	159	132	137	–
gr g Medaaly - Miss D'Hermite (FR) (Solicitor I)
Held up in rear, lost touch from 12th, well behind 3 out, took remote 4th near finish (op 11/1)

5 1½ [36½]	4. Kauto Stone (FR) 16/1 Paul Carberry Paul Nicholls	Paul Carberry Paul Nicholls	8	117 b	152	130	138	–
ch g With The Flow (USA) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Led at strong pace, joined 13th, headed and weakened after 3 out (tchd 14/1)

6 19 [55½]	6. Riverside Theatre 11/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	10	117 b	163	111	117	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Disallowed (IRE) (Distinctly North)
Not fluent, raced wide, in touch, pushed along 8th, soon struggling, weakened 12th, tailed off (jockey said gelding was never travelling.) (op 5/1)

PU	8. Sunny Ledgend 100/1 James Martin Andrew J Martin	James Martin Andrew J Martin	9	117	127	–	–	–
b g Midnight Legend - Swordella (Broadsword)
Chased leader 2nd to 8th, weakened 11th, poor 6th when blundered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	7. Rolling Aces (IRE) 15/2 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls	8	117 p	152	–	–	–
b g Whitmore's Conn (USA) - Pay Roll (IRE) (Roselier)
Well in touch, disputed 2nd place 9th to 11th, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:53:29 Winning time: 5m 28.80s (slow by 16.80s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Captain Chris) 1st breeder: Mrs Noreen Walsh
2nd owner: Formulated Polymer Products Ltd (Cloudy Too)
3rd owner: Atlantic Equine (Hunt Ball)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £2.10 £4.20 Ex: £6.60 CSF: £7.10 Trifecta: £69.90

3:50 Ascot 15 Feb 2014

Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1)