Betfair Ascot Chase 5i4m2u |
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| Grade 1, Ascot 15:55 £150,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f 8y, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 16th February 2019 | |
135nu
1 Cyrname 3/1
2 Waiting Patiently 11/8F
3 Fox Norton 6/1
6 ran Distances: 17l, 1¼l, 2l
Time: 5m 10.50s (slow by 2.50s)
Cyrname in a league of his own!
Cyrname with a stunning victory in the Betfair Ascot Chase!
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) February 16, 2019
What a performance
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A field of six runners went to post for the Grade One feature – with Cyrname one of two runners for Politologue.
Harry Cobden – bidding for a big-race double, having earlier steered Denman Chase – sent 3-1 shot Cyrname straight to the lead, and it was clear some way from home that he had his rivals on the stretch.
Having unseated Brian Hughes after almost being brought down on his reappearance in the Waiting Patiently was the 11-8 favourite to claim this prize for the second year in succession.
However, he was being niggled along racing down the back straight – and while he responded to pressure to move into second at the top of the home straight, Cyrname was away and gone – powering clear to win by a jaw-dropping 17 lengths.
A tired Waiting Patiently clung on for second ahead of Fox Norton in third, and Politologue fourth.
Betfair Ascot Chase
£150,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f 8y, Class 1
6 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cyrname (FR) 3/1 | H Cobden 11-7 |
P F Nicholls | 7 | |
| 2nd | 17 | Waiting Patiently (IRE) 11/8f | B S Hughes 11-7 |
Ruth Jefferson | 8 |
| 3rd | 1¼ | Fox Norton (FR) 6/1 | R M Power 11-7 |
C L Tizzard | 9 |
| 4th | 2 | Politologue (FR) 4/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies 11-7 |
P F Nicholls | 8 |
| 5th | 1¾ | Charbel (IRE) 25/1 | David Bass 11-7 |
K C Bailey | 8 |
| 6th | 7 | Aso (FR) 12/1 | Charlie Deutsch 11-7 |
Miss V Williams | 9 |
