By Peter Moore at Ascot 23rd November 2024
Trainer Venetia Williams completed an across the card double after Royal Pagaille took the big race at Haydock the Betfair Steeple Chase with Martator winning the big handicap chase at Ascot fifteen minutes later.
Royal Pagaille made it back to back victories after making all under stable jockey Charlie Deutsch.
Meanwhile at Ascot, Martator completed his fifth win on the bounce with a comfortable nine length success from the Gary & Josh Moore trained Kotmask.
The Game seven-year-old was following up his six length victory over this course and distance on his last outing 21 days ago.
Another superb round of jumping under Ned Fox saw the gelding move clear two out before going well clear inside the final furlong to make it three wins out of three around the Berkshire track.
The winner of the Howden Ascot Hurdle race could have gone to any of four horses approaching the last after Thunder Rock was pulled up earlier.
The race eventually went to Lucky Place under Nico de Boinville for Nicky Henderson, who ran on to get the better of Blueking D’Oroux by a length.
The famous colours of 1983 Grand National winner Corbiere where once again back in the winners enclosure after a total dominant performance from Beauport to win the Berkshire Grand National by an astonishing 31 lengths.
Owners Bryan & Philippa Burrough’s where on hand to see the eight- year- old cruise to a comfortable victory.
Having won the Midland National last year, their thoughts may well be looking ahead to April for a crack at the Grand National.
The re- appearance of Pic D’Orhy was always going to be a mouth watering proposition, with the nine-year-old not disappointing after a three and a half length victory in the Copybet 1965 Steeple Chase after being off track for 225 days.
Claimer Luke Scott bagged his first ever winner at Ascot after steering Scarlet O’Tara home by two and a half lengths in the 2m 7 and a half furlongs handicap hurdle.
The in form yard of Joe Tizzard continue to keep producing winners and made it nine winners from the last 32 runners after Western Knight got up in the line to deny Excello by a head.
There was a big surprise in the afternoons finale when the 22-1 shot Jalisco Star got her head over the line by one and a quarter lengths from Thank You Maa’m.