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Saturday February 16 2008
Race Result Ascot 14:25 - Result
Commercial First Ascot Chase (grade 1)
£150000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 5f 110y, Class 1, £84510 penalty, 9 ran
Going: Good
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 14.5s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Kauto Star (FR) 11-7 R Walsh P F Nicholls 8 4/11 f
  held up in touch, went 2nd before 8th, led 3 out, shaken up and soon in command, easily opened 2/5 touched 2/5 £400-£900 £2000-£5000
2 8 Monet's Garden (IRE) 11-7 A Dobbin N G Richards 10 6/1
  held up mid-division, headway 10th, soon chasing leaders, effort approaching 2 out, battled gamely, no chance with winner opened 11/2 touched 6/1
3 nk Racing Demon (IRE) 11-7 Paul Moloney Miss H C Knight 8 15/2
  held up in touch, under pressure 4 out, stayed on from last, never able to challenge opened 15/2 touched 15/2
4 15 Fair Along (GER) 11-7 R Johnson P J Hobbs 6 14/1
  prominent, led 2nd, clear after 5th, mistake 11th, headed 3 out, weakened next opened 20/1 touched 20/1
5 10 Vodka Bleu (FR) 11-7 T J Murphy D Pipe 9 20/1
  behind, not fluent 11th, kept on approaching 2 out, never on terms opened 33/1 touched 33/1
6 6 Howle Hill (IRE) 11-7 W Hutchinson A King 8 25/1
  mid-division, not fluent 5th, hard ridden and not fluent 3 out, soon no impression opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7 dist See You Sometime 11-7 W P Kavanagh J W Mullins 13 100/1
  led until 2nd, remained in touch, mistake 9th, soon under pressure and weakened opened 150/1 touched 150/1
8 10 Mystical Star (FR) 11-7 P Hide M J Hogan 11 200/1
  always behind, blundered 10th opened 200/1 touched 200/1
9 3½ Lord Killeshanra (IRE) 11-7 J Tizzard C L Tizzard 9 100/1
  always behind opened 200/1 touched 200/1