Full Result 3.15 Ascot | 22 November 2014

Country Living Handicap Chase

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m192yds) 2m1f Soft 13 fences

1st £43,330 2nd £12,866 3rd £6,433 4th £3,206 5th £1,610 6th £812 7th £406 8th £196

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Croco Bay (IRE) 8/1 Kielan Woods Ben Case	Kielan Woods Ben Case	7	108	134	144	161	–
b g Croco Rouge (IRE) - April Thistle (IRE) (Alphabatim)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, led before 3 out, soon drew clear, maintained gallop to the finish, ridden out (op 11/1)

2 19	6. Lancetto (FR) 10/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	9	1013	139	127	146	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Lanciana (IRE) (Acatenango)
Waited with towards rear, awkward jump 6th, no progress 8th stayed on after 3 out to take 2nd last, kept on but no chance with winner (tchd 11/1)

3 8 [27]	10. Christopher Wren (USA) 14/1 Nick Scholfield Nick Gifford	Nick Scholfield Nick Gifford	7	107 p	133	112	133	–
ch g D'Wildcat (USA) - Ashley's Coy (USA) (Country Pine)
Well in rear on outer, dropped to last place after 8th, no chance after 3 out, kept on past floundering rivals to snatch 3rd last stride (tchd 16/1)

4 nk [27¼]	4. Oscar Hill (IRE) 8/1 Alain Cawley David Bridgwater	Alain Cawley David Bridgwater	8	114 h	144	123	143	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Elizabeth Tudor (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led, clear to 4th, headed 8th, soon ridden, outpaced 3 out, went 2nd briefly 2 out, plugged on (op 10/1)

5 ¾ [28]	1. Grey Gold (IRE) 6/1 Jamie Moore Richard Lee	Jamie Moore Richard Lee	9	1112	152	130	150	–
gr g Strategic Choice (USA) - Grouse-N-Heather (Grey Desire)
In touch, ridden in midfield 9th, outpaced 3 out along with rest, driven into 2nd soon after 2 out to last, weakened and finished very tired (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

6 nk [28¼]	3. Brick Red 5/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	7	115	145	123	146	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Duchcov (Caerleon)
In touch, mistake 4th and dropped to last, jumped slowly and left next, some progress from 8th, joined chasing group after 3 out but under pressure and no chance, plugged on (op 9/2)

7 17 [45¼]	5. Fair Dilemma (IRE) 20/1 Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	9	113	143	100	134	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Midnight Dilemma (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
Chased leader, on terms from 4th, led 8th until just before 3 out, weakened and lost 2nd 2 out (tched 25/1 in a place)

8 ¾ [46]	8. Ulck Du Lin (FR) 5/1 Jack Sherwood ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Jack Sherwood ⁷ Paul Nicholls	6	102 tb	135	91	127	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Miss Fast (FR) (Prince Fast)
Prominent, pushed along in 5th place 9th, no progress 3 out, weakened before next (tchd 11/2)

9 30 [76]	7. Bellenos (FR) 9/2F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	1013 t	139	58	89	–
b g Apsis - Palmeria (FR) (Great Palm)
Held up in last pair, struggling and no progress from 9th, weakened rapidly after 3 out, tailed off, lame (jockey said gelding was never travelling. vet said gelding was lame on left fore.)

PU	2. Parsnip Pete 16/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	8	118	148	–	–	–
b g Pasternak - Bella Coola (Northern State)
Waited with, tracked leaders from 6th, 4th when blundered 3 out, not recover, behind when pulled up before 2 out (trainers representative said gelding was unsuited by soft ground) (op 10/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:17:20 Winning time: 4m 8.40s (slow by 5.40s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Lady Jane Grosvenor (Croco Bay) 1st breeder: D Caverley
2nd owner: R J Gambarini (Lancetto)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Christopher Wren)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £2.90 £3.50 £3.90 Ex: £121.40 CSF: £81.99 Tricast: £1,098.77 Trifecta: £2,470.40

3:15 Ascot 22 Nov 2014

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