Ascot Chase: Pic D’orhy strikes once more as Paul Nicholls’ star retains Ascot crown | Racing Information
Pic D’orhy produced an excellent front-running show to make it back-to-back victories within the Betfair Ascot Chase.
The race acquired off to a flashy begin, with Pic D’orhy, Corbetts Cross and L’Homme Presse racing into the primary fence and leaping it three abreast.
Nevertheless, first Corbetts Cross put in a few slower leaps to fall again after which L’Homme Presse’s leaping fell aside, resulting in Charlie Deutsch pulling him up.
Harry Cobden and the Paul Nicholls-trained Pic D’orhy (9/5) encountered no such issues out in entrance and Mark Walsh was arduous at work to maintain Corbetts Cross in contact turning for residence.
Two extra superb jumps down the straight helped the 10-year-old chief to first keep his benefit after which stretch additional clear to prevail by an emphatic, eased-down 10 lengths.
Pic D’orhy jumps the final beneath jockey Harry Cobden on the way in which to simply profitable the Ascot Chase
The Altering Man makes essentially the most of Jingko Blue departure
The Altering Man ran his rivals ragged to say a wide-margin victory within the Grade Two Ebony Horse Membership Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase earlier at Ascot.
After odds-on favorite Jingko Blue parted firm with Nico de Boinville early on, Brendan Powell set a robust gallop on The Altering Man and regularly established a sizeable benefit.
The Altering Man was left in splendid isolation at Ascot
Peaky Boy cried sufficient earlier than the fourth-last and though Depart Of Absence tried to chase down the runaway chief, he by no means regarded like touchdown a telling blow.
The Altering Man, who had been second in every of his final three races, saved up the gallop to expire a 24-length winner at 7/2.
Profitable coach Joe Tizzard stated: “This race was talked about for a while and we have finished the suitable factor. He is solely a novice for the following couple of months and he might be entered for the Brown Advisory [at Cheltenham].
“He deserves to take us to the large days out and he is develop into sure-footed and warranted.
“He made some foolish errors final season and once more within the Badger Beer, however he could not have finished it extra impressively right here. It was a novice chase and you need to bounce spherical.”
A dejected Nicky Henderson prompt Jingko Blue might presumably make a swift reappearance at Kempton subsequent weekend, including: “It is irritating to say the least.
“We thought we had an incredible likelihood however we additionally hoped it will inform us the place to go. Kempton is the one place I can consider, we’ll see how he’s. It is nonetheless a bit uncooked.”
