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Skytastic flys high at Ascot
Fakir D’Oudairies lands Ascot Chase
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We start in the 2m 3 novice hurdle at Ascot where Skytastic (Bob), went to post, Close up, led 2 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, good jump last, sustained battle with runner-up run-in, kept on well, winning gamely by a neck. He gets 24.4 points
In the 2m 5f grade 1 Ascot Chase Fakir D'oudairies ( Peej), took his chance, Held up in behind leaders, towards rear after 5th, headway on outer 10th, not fluent 5 out, tracked leader going best 3 out, not fluent and ridden just after 2 out, good jump last, soon led, kept on well run-in, all out, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 81.5 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February Total
Peej 170.43 917.17
Steve 88.02 741.43
Cliff 78.6 596.78
Cod 115.3 568.75
Bob 35.69 508.22
Neil 78.1 436.57
Martin 29.76 352.19
The next grand slam leg is Cheltenham, closing date for one horse, not in any other string is Sunday 13 March
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve
Leg 9 Steve
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News
Frodon could make a surprise appearance at the Cheltenham Festival after he featured among the entries for the Ultima Handicap Chase on Wednesday. The three-time Grade 1 winner has run five times at the festival, including his victory in the Ryanair Chase in 2019, but was a notable absentee from the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup entries which were released in January.
Last seen in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown, the ten-year-old is rated 164 ahead of a possible Ultima tilt, with trainer Paul Nicholls remaining undecided over whether the King George winner will run in March.
"I was just looking through the cards on Sunday evening and thought let's just stick him in and have a look," Nicholls said. "It's three weeks away still and he's on the same mark he won a handicap off at the track last season. I felt it might be easier putting him in a handicap at this stage than running in the Gold Cup.
"It doesn't mean he will definitely run but we'll see. If we were happy he was 100 per cent fit and well and the ground was right then he could run, he's not in there just as a placeholder. It's taken him a fortnight to get over Ireland but he's back to life now and he's got three weeks, so it's possible."
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2.50 Allmankind
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