The Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase is staged at Ascot racecourse every February and run over a distance of 2m5 ½f with 17 fences to tackle.
First run in 1995 the race has been won by some well-known names – including One Man, Monet’s Garden, Voy Por Ustedes, Kauto Star and Riverside Theatre, who landed the prize in 2011 & 2012, while Cue Card took the 2013 running before going on win the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
In more recent years, the likes of Silviniaco Conti (2016), Waiting Patiently (2018) and the top-rated chaser in the UK – Cyrname – have graced the hall-of-fame.
We look back at recent winners and gives you the key stats to take into the 2020 renewal – this year staged run on 15th February.
2019 – CYRNAME (3/1)
2018 – WAITING PATIENTLY (2/1 fav)
2017 – CUE CARD (4/9 fav)
2016 – SILVINIACO CONTI (2/1 fav)
2015 – BALDER SUCCES (4/1)
2014 – CAPTAIN CHIRS (8/11 fav)
2013 – CUE CARD (15/8 fav)
2012 – RIVERSIDE THEATRE (13/8 fav)
2011 – RIVERSIDE THEATRE (11/10 fav)
2010 – MONET’S GARDEN (11/2)
2009 – VOY POR USTEDES (6/5 fav)
2008 – KAUTO STAR (4/11 fav)
2007 – MONET’S GARDEN (11/10 fav)
2006 – OUR VIC (2/1 fav)
2005 – IT TAKES TIME (14/1)
2004 – HAND INN HAND (15/2)
2003 – TIUTCHEV (15/8 fav)
17/17 – Won over at least 2m4f (fences) previously
16/17 – Priced at 15/2 or shorter in the market
15/17 – Winners from the top 3 in the market
15/17 – Ran within the last 8 weeks
14/17 – Winners that didn’t win their next start
13/17 – Winning distance – 4 lengths or more
13/17 – Favourites placed
13/17 – Officially rated 158 or higher
11/17 – Priced 2/1 or shorter in the market
11/17 – Favourites that won
8/17 – Won between 1-4 times over fences previously
7/17 – Unplaced in their latest race
7/17 – Raced at Kempton (King George) last time out
6/17 – Won over fences at Ascot previously
5/17 – Winners that ran in that season’s Ryanair Chase (1 winner, Cue Card, 2013) later that year
3/17 – Raced at Cheltenham last time out
6/17 – Won their last race
The average winning SP in the last 17 renewals is 3/1
Note: The 2005 & 2006 – Run at Lingfield Park
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