14:25 Ascot

Saturday 22 December 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

JLT Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Long Walk Hurdle)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 97y  |   Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:27  |   Winning time: 6m 4.03s
1st
Horse silk
4
8/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, led run-in, stayed on well op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
10
40/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders before 2 out, ridden to lead between last 2, headed and unable to quicken run-in op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
10/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Mid-division, closer at 6th, chased leaders after 3 out, 2nd and every chance 2 out, lost 2nd last, kept on same pace in 3rd op 11/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
16/1
T: N J GiffordJ: R Johnson
Mistake 1st, held up in last pair, steady headway on outside approaching 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Tracked leaders, led 3 out joined next, ridden and headed between last 2, weakened run-in op 17/2
6th
Horse silk
5
3
100/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: J J Burke
Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, weakened between last 2
7th
Horse silk
6
2
7/2f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Held up towards rear, badly hampered 8th, hampered again bend on long run and switched left after 3 out closing on inside when hampered again 2 out, no chance after op 4/1
8th
Horse silk
2
11
20/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Left tracking leader 2nd, tracked new leader after 3 out, every chance when went right and mistake 2 out, soon weakened quickly op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
23
1
7/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Chased leader, left in lead 2nd, clear before next, reduced lead when hit 4 out, headed next, weakened quickly op 6/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
5
9/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver
Led, went right 1st, jinked badly right and unseated rider next
T: H FryJ: B J Geraghty
Tracking leaders when fell 8th op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£2.60, £10.20, £2.70EX:£294.20Trifecta:£2,427.80Tricast:£3,200.11SF:£267.24Swingers:£62.10, £14.80, £80.00

Forecasts

Call Me Lord (7/2), Unowhatimeanharry (4/1), Sam Spinner (9/2), Agrapart (7/1), Paisley Park (8/1), Soul Emotion (9/1), Top Notch (10/1), The Mighty Don (16/1), Younevercall (20/1), West Approach (40/1), Garo De Juilley (100/1)

Verdict

Although tackling 3m for the first time CALL ME LORD is confidently selected to stake his claims as a legitimate Stayers Hurdle contender by landing the spoils in this traditional pre-Christmas highlight. He could hardly have been more impressive when stepped up to 2m5½f at the end of last season and he looked every inch a stayer there so is expected to land this contest. Agrapart is preferred to Unowhatimeanharry having only been ½L behind that rival first time out despite conceding 4lb. Unexposed trio Paisley Park, Younevercall and Soul Emotion and defending champion Sam Spinner add to a truly mouth-watering race.
  1. Call Me Lord
  2. Agrapart
  3. Unowhatimeanharry

Previous Winners

2017
Sam Spinner
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
9/2

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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