Sodexo Gold Cup |
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| Grade 3, Ascot 15:35 £100,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 7f 180y, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 3rd November 2018 | |
1 Traffic Fluide 4/1
2
Art Mauresque 14/1
3
Go Conquer 11/4F
9 ran NR: Ramses De Teillee Distances: ½l, 5l, ¾l
Time: 5m 54.90s (slow by 11.90s)
Gary Moore has the Grand National in mind for Traffic Fluide
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Traffic Fluide rallied well to forge back past Art Mauresque on the run in to score by half a length and earn a 50-1 quote with certain bookmakers for the Aintree Grand National.
Trainer Gary Moore said: “It was amazingly satisfying for a very big owner and it’s great to train a big winner like that for them. The plan had gone right for once.
“We tried a bit of everything last season and, thank God, it worked and came good in the end.
“I will train him for the Grand National. I’ve never trained a National horse in my life, but I’m getting older and I will ask all the experts and see how it works out.”
Victory for the 4-1 shot was also a first winner at the track in more than eight years for the winning rider, and trainer’s son Joshua .
He said: “My very first ride here was a winner when I beat Ruby Walsh as an amateur, but I’ve struggled since. It’s good to start off the season with a win like this.”
Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase
£100,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 7f 180y, Class 1
9 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Traffic Fluide (FR) 4/1 | Joshua Moore 11-12 |
G L Moore | 8 | |
| 2nd | ½ | Art Mauresque (FR) 14/1 | Mr L Williams (5) 11-11 |
P F Nicholls | 8 |
| 3rd | 5 | Go Conquer (IRE) 11/4f | Sam Twiston-Davies 11-10 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 9 |
| 4th | ¾ | Adrien Du Pont (FR) 13/2 | H Cobden 11-7 |
P F Nicholls | 6 |
| 5th | 8 | Kings Lad (IRE) 7/1 | R Johnson 11-1 |
C L Tizzard | 11 |
| 6th | 16 | Too Many Diamonds (IRE) 18/1 | Harry Skelton 10-12 |
D Skelton | 7 |
| 7th | 5 | Geordie Des Champs (IRE) 3/1 | B J Geraghty 11-1 |
Miss R Curtis | 7 |
| 8th | 20 | Solighoster (FR) 33/1 | R T Dunne 11-0 |
N P Mulholland | 6 |
| 9th | 36 | Play The Ace (IRE) 18/1 | Sean Bowen 10-11 |
P Bowen | 9 |
| NR | Ramses De Teillee (FR) | T Scudamore 11-4 |
D Pipe | 6 |
