12:35 Ascot

Friday 17 December 2021

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 141y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:35  |   Winning time: 5m 31.5s
1st
Horse silk
2
5/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Soon in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 4th, challenged 2 out, led before the last, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on run-in, always doing enough
2nd
Horse silk
¾
14
711-0
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: C J Todd
Held up towards rear, steady headway after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied and hit 2 out, ridden between last two, stayed on under pressure in 2nd run-in, not pace to challenge tchd 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
1
12/1
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)
Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace run-in op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
8/1
T: T LaceyJ: Thomas Doggrell (5)
Pulled hard, tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and pressed between last two, headed before last, 2 lengths 2nd at the last, weakened and lost two places run-in
5th
Horse silk
1
7
6/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)
Chased leaders out wide, ridden and edged right between last two, soon outpaced, plugged on again run-in op 11/2
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
28/1
T: Miss S WestJ: Jack Tudor
Well behind, tailed off 3 out, some headway run-in
7th
Horse silk
1
3
5/2f
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (3)
Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last two, struggling when mistake last op 9/4
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
12
20/1
T: C GordonJ: Fergus Gillard
Raced wide early, soon towards rear and never a factor op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
4
9
511-6
4/1
T: N B KingJ: Mr Jack Andrews
Led, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened between last two, beaten when tired mistake last
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
100/1
T: A IrvineJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Always towards rear, ridden and beaten before 2 out
11th
Horse silk
54
13
25/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cheesman
Always in rear, tailed off 3 out op 22/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
10
18/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (3)
Raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division, towards rear when fell 4 out

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Franco D'Aunou46
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 6
T: Miss V Williams  J: Ned Fox
NR
5
Horse silk
Broken Quest2
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 9
T: David Dennis  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.10, £7.00, £3.10EX:£124.70Trifecta:£1,854.30Tricast:£1,270.68SF:£112.17Swingers:£22.50, £10.80, £29.70

Forecasts

Dargiannini (5/2), Nordano (4/1), Earth Lord (5/1), Jetaway Joey (6/1), Dorking Boy (8/1), Franco D'Aunou (8/1), Optimise Prime (12/1), Apache Creek (18/1), The Domino Effect (20/1), Broken Quest (20/1), Scarpia (22/1), Shantou Master (25/1), Bard Of Brittany (28/1), Beaufort West (100/1)

Verdict

DARGIANNINI boasts a positive profile and he left his reappearance/yard debut effort in his wake when runner-up at Taunton (19f) 3 weeks ago. Open to further improvement, not least tackling this longer trip, he's fancied to come out on top. Fellow low-mileage pair Earth Lord and Shantou Master are feared, ahead of Jetaway Joey and Franco d'Aunou.

  1. DARGIANNINI (IRE)
  2. EARTH LORD (IRE)
  3. SHANTOU MASTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Emir Sacree
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
11/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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