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Betfair Ascot Chase 2009

February 13, 2009
By Ian Wade

In four weeks time this will be Cheltenham Gold Cup Day. In the meantime there is some interesting racing tomorrow at Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton. The race carrying the most prize money is the Betfair Ascot Chase worth £150,000 run over 2 miles 5 furlongs. There is a disappointing turn out on account of the ground and only four runners will go to post. Voy Por Ustedes (pictured) should win this. His next race will probably be in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. Earlier in the card the Reynoldstown Novices Chase will be run over 3 miles. Last year Albertas Run, Air Force One and Battlecry fought out the finish. There will be only four runners this year and Carruthers would be a very popular winner of this. Breedsbreeze will give him most to do. Both horses are probably en route to the Royal & Sun Alliance Chase at the Festival.

Up at Haydock Park the feature race will be the Bluesquare Gold Cup Chase worth £115,000 run over 3 miles 4 furlongs. Miko De Beauchene won the equivalent race last year and goes again. Tony McCoy is an interesting booking for Character Building who is en route to the Grand National. Mon Mome represents Venetia Williams whose horses remain in tremendous form. Also on the card Kasbah Bliss comes over from France for a pipeopener in the Blue Square Hurdle run over 3 miles 1 furlong. His next stop will be to take on Punchestowns in the World Hurdle at the Festival.
At Wincanton the Kingwell Hurdle worth £80,000 will be run over 2 miles and looks to be between Punjabi and Askkavar.

For all the runners and riders with the jockey's colours go to Paddy Power and click on "Horse Racing".

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