Events / Editor / 20 October 2007 /

Ascot's Allied Irish Bank Private Banking Handicap Chase is a competitive three mile event that offers good betting opportunities, normally at tempting odds, for the majority of the field.

Decent prize-money attracts smart handicappers familiar to the betting public, as in the 2006 renewal which was won by Henrietta Knight's Harris Bay at odds of 8/1. The race will always be remembered by the extraordinary 2003 renewal when the odds-on Kingscliff, the subject of any number of significant bets, was steered to victory by jockey Andrew Thornton despite the reins having broken at halfway!

The race can sometimes have an impact on the ante-post odds betting lists for races such as the Grand National and even the Cheltenham Gold Cup, should one of the top weights put up an eye catching performance.

With the ground regularly riding fairly soft, stamina plays a big part in this event and bets should be concentrated on horses who have already proven an ability to stay at least this far and ideally further.

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