14:40 Ascot

Saturday 25 November 2017

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Coral Hurdle (Registered As The Ascot Hurdle) (Grade 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 58y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:41  |   Winning time: 4m 42.8s
1st
Horse silk
5
9/4
T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan
Tracked leader until 4th, chased leading pair, 2nd again 4 out, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, over 1 length ahead last, driven and kept on gamely run-in tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
7/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Shade keen, held up last, closer in 4th 3 out, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, went 3rd after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, went 2nd last strides, never able to challenge op 4/1 tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
hd
2
611-4
50/1
T: K ThorntonJ: Mr J C Barry
Led until 2 out, chased winner, ridden between last 2, kept on, over 1 length down last, lost 2nd final strides
4th
Horse silk
16
3
10/11f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: B J Geraghty
Took keen hold, tracked leading pair until after 2nd, mistake next, went left 6th, 3rd again 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden and weakened after 2 out tchd Evens
5th
Horse silk
88
4
50/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Raced wide throughout, took keen hold, held up, headway chasing leading pair after 2nd, chased leader 4th until 4 out, weakened next, tailed off and eased op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.10, £1.60EX:£7.50Trifecta:£31.10SF:£10.26

Forecasts

Defi Du Seuil (10/11), Lil Rockerfeller (9/4), L'Ami Serge (7/2), Wakea (50/1), Dicosimo (50/1)

Verdict

DEFI DU SEUIL is upped in trip and puts his unbeaten hurdles record at risk on his seasonal reappearance. Come March, he's most likely to end up at Cheltenham in the Champion Hurdle, but side-steps a potential clash with the reigning Champion Buveur D'Air in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle next week seemingly solely because the pair are in the same ownership. However, he should still prove strong enough against these rivals with only Lil Rockerfeller and French Champion L'Ami Serge a threat at the weights. Preference is for the Ascot specialist and 2016 runner up Lil Rockerfeller for the forecast.
  1. Defi Du Seuil
  2. Lil Rockerfeller
  3. L'Ami Serge

Previous Winners

2016
Yanworth
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
J: B J Geraghty  |  T: A King
4/5

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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