14:25 Ascot

Saturday 18 December 2021

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

Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 97y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 6m 8.45s
1st
Horse silk
2
911-7
4/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, raced keenly, went prominent 6th, pressed leader going well home turn, led before 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, stayed on resolutely from last, always doing enough to assert close home op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
5/2f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders, went into 3rd 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden before 2 out, strongly pressed leader 2 out, kept on well, no extra closing stages tchd 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
5
11/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, ridden home turn, stayed on well from before last, never on terms with front pair op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
9/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Towards rear, pushed along and headway into 4th home turn, ridden to chase front pair after 2 out, kept on but no extra run-in tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
3/1
T: M J SmithJ: K M Donoghue
Prominent, led 5th, pressed and ridden home turn, weakened before last op 4/1 tchd 16/5
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led, headed and tracked leader 5th, ridden after 3 out and gradually lost place, well held from 2 out op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
7
22/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Deutsch
In rear, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, never in contention op 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
40/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge
Tracked leaders, lost place and mistake 4 out, soon ridden and lost touch, pulled up after 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Buzz28
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 7
T: N J Henderson  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £1.30, £1.70EX:£11.80Trifecta:£74.30Tricast:£53.57SF:£14.60Swingers:£2.70, £3.90, £3.20

Forecasts

Buzz (2/1), Thyme Hill (5/2), Ronald Pump (3/1), Champ (4/1), Paisley Park (11/2), Thomas Darby (9/1), On The Blind Side (12/1), Third Wind (22/1), Lisnagar Oscar (40/1)

Verdict

A high-class renewal. In the absence of Buzz, last year's runner-up and Aintree Stayers' Hurdle winner THYME HILL can get back to winning ways and put a lesser reappearance effort in France firmly behind him. Irish-challenger Ronald Pump looks the main threat now back at his optimum trip, with highly talented Champ not discounted either returned to hurdles.

  1. THYME HILL
  2. RONALD PUMP
  3. CHAMP (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Paisley Park
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 8
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £59,798.002nd: £22,438.003rd: £11,235.004th: £5,596.005th: £2,814.006th: £1,407.00

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