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13:15 Ascot

Saturday 4 November 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Gardiner & Theobald Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 40.7s

1^st

Brown Bear

610-13

16/1

T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell

Mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden, went 2nd between last 2, edged left flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish

2^nd

Molineaux

611-7

11/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, went 3rd 3 out, switched inside to challenge next, soon led, ridden between last 2, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Pengo's Boy

811-2

7/1

T: W S KittowJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up behind, headway after 3 out, chased leaders before next, went 3rd before last, switched right and kept on same pace flat op 13/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

Bardd

511-4

9/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, one pace when not fluent 2 out, went narrow 4th last, no impression with leaders tchd 4/1

5^th

Rebel Yeats

511-12

7/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Edward Austin (10)

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure before last, just failed for 4th, no impression with leaders op 8/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

Fisherman Frank

611-10

12/1

T: M BlakeJ: Freddie Mitchell (5)

Prominent, not fluent 4th, soon pushed along, lost place 3 out, no impression after op 16/1

7^th

2 ¾

All Is Good

511-3

20/1

T: R DickinJ: C Poste

Led, driven and hard pressed 2 out, soon headed and ridden, weakened flat op 33/1

8^th

Summer Getaway

511-2

66/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: James Best

Prominent, driven to press leader after 3 out, every chance last, soon ridden and no extra, weakened flat

9^th

Burst Ya Bubble

511-9

13/2

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)

Mid-division on outside, in touch 4th, driven before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next op 8/1 tchd 6/1

10^th

Shanksforamillion

810-9

10/1

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: S Bowen

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened op 14/1

11^th

Enola Gay

411-11

13/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: B J Cooper

In touch, driven and outpaced 3 out, weakened before next op 5/1

12^th

Ardmayle

511-7

25/1

T: A StrongeJ: Brendan Powell

Not fluent 1st, prominent, driven and lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 33/1

13^th

The Mighty Ash

711-6

66/1

T: Mrs F M ShawJ: Ian Popham

Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Watcombe Heights

711-12

16/1

T: M HillJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Towards rear, fell 3 out tchd 14/1

With Pleasure

410-11

12/1

T: J L FlintJ: J E Moore

Always behind, weakened 3 out, soon pulled up tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Arty Campbell¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: B J Llewellyn J: Robert Williams

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£18.60Pl:£4.30, £4.30, £2.60EX:£370.30Trifecta:£1,840.30Tricast:£1,368.18SF:£182.94Swingers:£22.20, £34.50, £15.10

Forecasts

Bardd (9/2), Burst Ya Bubble (13/2), Enola Gay (13/2), Arty Campbell (13/2), Pengo's Boy (7/1), Rebel Yeats (7/1), Shanksforamillion (10/1), Molineaux (11/1), Fisherman Frank (12/1), With Pleasure (12/1), Brown Bear (16/1), Watcombe Heights (16/1), All Is Good (20/1), Ardmayle (25/1), Summer Getaway (66/1), The Mighty Ash (66/1)

An absolute head-scratcher, but should we manage to find the winner, we'll be handsomely rewarded at decent odds. Brown Bear has been in excellent order during the spring/summer months, but unfortunately for his connections, this is Ascot and not his beloved Fontwell. Shanksforamillion has been in similar rude heath since joining Debra Hamer, but has nudged up the weights another 3lb for his 9L Towcester defeat by the thriving Plantagenet. Both Arty Campbell and Pengo's Boy are also on an upward curve, with the latter named well worth a try over this longer trip based upon his recent Exeter second to Trans Express. However, the least exposed runner is potentially the difficult to quantify ENOLA GAY. The forecast rain can only improve his chances, and with Bryan Cooper taking the mount, he looks of major interest now upped in trip on just his third start for Venetia Williams.