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Betfair Ascot Chase 2013
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Cue Card Takes Ascot Chase Gold
16/02/13
1 Cue Card 15/8F
2 Captain Chris 11/4
3 Ghizao 12/1
6 ran Distances: 6l, 1l, l
TIME 5m 36.30s (slow by 28.30s)
Colin Tizzard's stable star Cue Card put his King George disappointment well behind him by claiming his first Grade One win over fences in the Betfair Ascot Chase.
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The 15-8 favourite looked imperious when landing the Champion Chase that would be very tempting, but if he's there on his A game I d have thought we'd go the other way."
Joe Tizzard said: "I'm chuffed to bits. Part of my plan was to make sure he got the trip, but he's got it well today. He must look worse than he feels over a fence as he feels like a good jumper and just wants to get on with it.
"I would have thought it would be the Ryanair unless something crazy happened."
William Hill make Cue Card their 4-1 favourite from 5s for the Ryanair.
Betfair Ascot Chase
150,000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f 110y, Class 1
6 ran
Going: Soft
| Position |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
| 1 |
Cue Card C L Tizzard |
J Tizzard 11st 7lbs |
15 - 8 Winner |
| 2 |
Captain Chris P J Hobbs |
R Johnson 11st 7lbs |
11 - 4 6 lengths |
| 3 |
Ghizao P F Nicholls |
R Walsh 11st 7lbs |
12 - 1 1 1/2 length |
| 4 |
Somersby M R Channon |
D Elsworth 11st 7lbs |
9 - 2 1/2 length |
| 5 |
Pigeon Island N A Twiston-Davies |
S Twiston-Davies 11st 7lbs |
66 - 1 28 lengths |
| 6 |
Finian's Rainbow N J Henderson |
B J Geraghty 11st 7lbs |
7 - 2 Nose |
