Horse Alert

16 Feb 2008 14:25 Ascot

Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £84,510); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.

Commercial First Ascot Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Kauto Star (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	111-211 / 25	Jump (52)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith	4/11
		held up in touch, went 2nd before 8th, led 3 out, shaken up and soon in command, easily
2^nd	5	8 L	Monet's Garden (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 161lbs)	6141-13 / 12	Jump (70)	A Dobbin	N G Richards Mr David Wesley…	6/1
		held up mid-division, headway 10th, soon chasing leaders, effort approaching 2 out, battled gamely, no chance with winner
3^rd	7	NK	Racing Demon (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	3F54-14 / 11	Jump (52)	Paul Moloney	Miss H C Knight Mrs T P Radford	15/2
		held up in touch, under pressure 4 out, stayed on from last, never able to challenge
4^th	1	15 L	Fair Along (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	11202-3 / 11	Jump (102)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson	14/1
		prominent, led 2nd, clear after 5th, mistake 11th, headed 3 out, weakened next
5^th	9	10 L	Vodka Bleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	00-0110 / 9	Jump (14)	T J Murphy	D Pipe Mr D A Johnson	20/1
		behind, not fluent 11th, kept on approaching 2 out, never on terms
6^th	2	6 L	Howle Hill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	4/11-141 / 9	Jump (14)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King The Brown Family,…	25/1
		mid-division, not fluent 5th, hard ridden and not fluent 3 out, soon no impression
7^th	8	Dist	See You Sometime (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	22158-5 / 13	Jump (16)	W P Kavanagh	J W Mullins Mr J A G Meaden	100/1
		led until 2nd, remained in touch, mistake 9th, soon under pressure and weakened
8^th	6	10 L	Mystical Star (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	2225/P7 / 11	Jump (13)	P Hide	M J Hogan Mrs Barbara Hogan	200/1
		always behind, blundered 10th
9^th	4	3½ L	Lord Killeshanra (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 161lbs)	4PF5-6P / 10	Jump (6)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr G F Gingell	100/1
		always behind