16:05 Ascot

Saturday 20 January 2018

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

Rosling King British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO to 7YO  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 141y  |   Soft (Heavy in Places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:07  |   Winning time: 5m 53.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
2/1c
T: K C BaileyJ: S Bowen
Raced wide, tracked leaders, led after 3 out, not fluent and narrowly headed 2 out, rallied and upsides last, driven and stayed on gamely to regain lead final 100 yards op 7/4 tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
611-2
2/1c
T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman
Keen, tracked leaders, led going well 2 out, joined last, kept on until headed and no extra final 100 yards op 9/4 tchd 7/4
3rd
Horse silk
13
5
2/1c
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Raced widest, held up in touch in last, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on into 3rd next, no chance with 1st 2 op 5/2 tchd 15/8
4th
Horse silk
8
9
18/1
T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods
Tracked leader, led after 3 out until pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, weakened 2 out op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1
5th
Horse silk
26
8
20/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (5)
Led, mistake 1st, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened well before next, tailed off op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
57
6
66/1
T: H J EvansJ: L P Aspell
Raced on inside, tracked leaders, lost place and dropped to rear 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Imperial Eloquence49
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: F O'Brien  J: Non Runner
NR
1
Horse silk
Santini50
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: N J Henderson  J: N de Boinville
NR
7
Horse silk
Mere Ironmonger644
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: B G Powell  J: Brendan Powell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.60, £1.50EX:£6.70Trifecta:£11.30SF:£6.33Swingers:£1.50, £1.10, £1.30

Forecasts

Vinndication (2/1), Champ (2/1), Just A Sting (2/1), Santini (7/2), Mere Ironmonger (16/1), Quarry Leader (18/1), Overworkdunderpaid (20/1), Imperial Eloquence (25/1), Lord Getaway (66/1)

Verdict

The unbeaten Vinndication warrants plenty of respect and Just A Sting should be winning soon, but the champion trainer holds the key to this contest in SANTINI and Champ. The selection's form has been franked by the two subsequent wins of his closest victim at Newbury and he gets a narrow vote to beat his stable companion, who has always had a decent reputation and is sure to have been well schooled for this hurdling debut.
  1. Santini
  2. Champ
  3. Vinndication

Prize Money

1st: £6,758.002nd: £1,984.003rd: £992.004th: £496.00

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