22 Dec 2018 13:50 Ascot
Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £21,896); Distance: 2m 2f 175y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
My Pension Expert Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Hell's Kitchen (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3/2U1P-7 / 14 |
Jump (42) | B J Geraghty | H Fry Mr John P McManus |
5/1 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leaders and wide, hit 2nd, tracked leader 8th, led 10th, went clear before 11th, 10 lengths ahead 3 out, lead dwindled run-in, held on, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Janika (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
182111- / 12 |
Jump (265) | D A Jacob | N J Henderson Mr B Turner |
3/1 | |
| shade keen, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 12th, closed on all out winner after last, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 11 L |
Movie Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
2PP-122 / 11 |
Jump (14) | J M Quinlan | L Wadham Dale Hing & Nicole… |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, blundered 8th, went 3rd at 9th, plugged on same pace, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| ½ L |
Valdez (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
52F/3U-P / 13 |
Jump (28) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Riverdee Stable |
25/1 | |
| held up in last trio, steady headway before 11th, modest 4th 4 out, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| ¾ L |
Magic Saint (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
11135-2 / 10 |
Jump (28) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr and Mrs J D… |
7/2 | |
| held up well off the pace in rear, steady headway approaching 11th, modest 5th 4 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 27 L |
Rock On Rocky (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
1P-8346 / 11 |
Jump (21) | Stan Sheppard | M Sheppard Jan Johnson & Terry… |
22/1 | |
| led until hit 7th, chased leader until next, chased leaders, weakened before 11th, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 25 L |
Royal Regatta (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
P3P/PP-8 / 10 |
Jump (29) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Lesley Field… |
16/1 | |
| chased leader, led 7th until mistake and headed 10th, lost 2nd 12th, weakened next | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Overtown Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
F34259- / 11 |
Jump (254) | N D Fehily | H Fry Lorna Squire &… |
14/1 | |
| raced keenly in last pair, tailed off and well off the pace when blundered 8th and 9th, pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
De Dollar Man (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
9/4124-4 / 8 |
Jump (44) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… |
4/1 | |
| held up off the pace in 6th, lost place and towards rear when awkward 7th, pulled up quickly before 8th | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
| - |
Gardefort (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
2412/4-0 / 13 |
Flat (2384), Jump (28) |
G Sheehan | Miss V Williams Venetia Williams'… |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, outpaced when hit 10th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||