19 Dec 2015 13:50 Ascot
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,245); Distance: 2m 2f 175y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
BGC Partners Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Mon Successeur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 132022 / 14 | Flat (251), Jump (15) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… | 6/0 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway 11th, chased leaders 4 out, 2nd travelling well between last two, quickned to lead approaching last, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 7 L | Mountain King (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2F1-644 / 8 | Jump (21) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Jack McKay/paul… | 8/0 | |
| held up, headway approaching 12th, led after 3 out, headed approaching last, not pace of winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | NK | Gores Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 057-333 / 12 | Jump (9) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Collins, Horsfall,… | 9/0 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway approaching 11th, chased leaders 4 out, driven and went 3rd between last two, kept on but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ¾ L | Ultragold (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | P/1446-F / 12 | Flat (1126), Jump (8) | N D Fehily | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing… | 15/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division approaching 11th, led 4 out until after next, chased leader until soon after 2 out, outpaced between last two, kept on again run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | NK | La Vaticane (FR) (filly, grey, 11 11) | 3112-63 / 8 | Jump (21) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Ms Maria Bukhtoyarova | 4/0 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 9th, pushed along approaching 2 out, weakened under pressure between last two | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 3 L | Johnny Og (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 3-41715 / 10 | Jump (21) | Andrew Tinkler | M Keighley I K Pardy & D J… | 20/0 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, pushed along after 12th, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 13 L | Dartford Warbler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 5/71221 / 12 | Jump (30) | Danny Cook | J Parkinson & S Smith The Cartmel Syndicate | 8/0 | |
| led, went left 5th and next, blundered and headed 8th, remained prominent until mistake and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 5 L | Big Casino (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 353-196 / 15 | Jump (21) | Wayne Hutchinson | N & W Twiston-Davies Miss E Alvis | 8/0 | |
| chaseed leaders, led 8th until 4 out, chased leader until mistake and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 3¼ L | Marcilhac (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 926212/ / 10 | Jump (644) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams West Country Wanderers | 6/0 | |
| chased leaders until lost place before 11th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Malibu Sun (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 6P-P742 / 9 | Jump (15) | N de Boinville | B Pauling Easy Going Racing | 14/0 | |
| chased leaders, losing place when mistake 11th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
