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15:00 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 42.35s

1^st

Blueking D'oroux

412-0

50/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Angus Cheleda (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led after next, came clear from last, stayed on strongly op 33/1

2^nd

Afadil

411-8

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until after 2nd, chased leader, lost 2nd after 4 out, chased leaders, went 2nd again turning in, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd op 13/2

3^rd

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Havaila

410-7

14/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced keenly towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders after 3 out, went 3rd between last two, soon ridden, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Mr Freedom

411-8

13/2

T: Miss S WestJ: R T Dunne

Waited with in rear, not much room and squeezed through after 3 out, good headway out wide before 2 out, squeezed through between horses between last two, kept on into 4th run-in op 11/2

5^th

5 ½

Grappa Nonino

411-2

8/1

T: D K WeldJ: S Bowen

Held up off the pace towards rear out wide , headway chasing leaders turning in, weakened last

6^th

Bad

411-11

7/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division when squeezed out after 3 out, pushed along home turn, stayed on run-in, nearest finish op 13/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

Punta Del Este

411-10

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and weakened between last two op 14/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

2 ¾

Arclight

411-6

5/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division on inside, wandered approaching 4th, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, pushed along and held in 4th when mistake last, weakened run-in op 9/2

9^th

Fourofakind

411-0

10/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened between last two op 11/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

Bluegrass

410-11

10/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Soon towards rear, never involved op 11/1

11^th

1 ¼

Fils De Roi

411-8

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Held up towards rear out wide, closer in mid-division after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten tchd 11/1

12^th

Despereaux

411-5

17/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never on terms op 10/1

13^th

Penna Rossa

410-7

66/1

T: C PoultonJ: Charlie Price (3)

Raced wide, chased leader, jinked left and looked to run out at 2nd, led soon after, went left 4th, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly and soon behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Polyphonic¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M F Harris J: Harry Reed

Chaos Control⁴⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: S Edmunds J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£59.50Pl:£12.00, £3.10, £4.40EX:£496.30Trifecta:£7,728.80Tricast:£5,520.82SF:£405.28Swingers:£66.20, £72.00, £22.30

Forecasts

Arclight (5/1), Mr Freedom (13/2), Bad (7/1), Afadil (15/2), Grappa Nonino (8/1), Despereaux (17/2), Punta Del Este (10/1), Fourofakind (10/1), Bluegrass (10/1), Fils De Roi (10/1), Chaos Control (12/1), Havaila (14/1), Polyphonic (20/1), Blueking D'oroux (50/1), Penna Rossa (66/1)

A cracking juvenile handicap. An opening mark of 110 could easily underestimate BLUEGRASS based on Flat ability so he's taken to provide Stuart Edmunds with a second successive win in this race, but there are stacks of dangers. Bad was a lot better than his finishing position suggests in the Fred Winter and is second choice. Afadil, Grappa Nonino and Mr Freedom are others with plenty to recommend them.