17:20 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2023

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

Ascot Shop Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f 141y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:20  |   Winning time: 5m 10.61s
1st
Horse silk
14
510-12
7/2f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly with head bowed, made all, came clear from 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged tchd 18/5
2nd
Horse silk
9 ½
1
16/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Held up towards rear on inside, hit 5th, headway on inside before 2 out, where not fluent, went 3rd and kept on run-in, took 2nd inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
13
510-13
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Headway chasing leaders 3rd, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd and hit 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost modest 2nd inside final 100 yards op 17/2 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
15
14/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Harry Reed
Chased winner, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd next, weakened into 4th run-in op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
nse
12
17/2
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division at 6th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, plugged on run-in op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
¾
3
18/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in mid-division, headway out wide before 2 out, plugged on run-in
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
7
16/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Angus Cheleda (5)
Mid-division before 3rd, headway chasing leaders next, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, weakened next
8th
Horse silk
hd
5
16/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Held up off the pace towards rear, moderate late headway, never involved tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
1
6
15/2
T: Mrs L RichardsJ: Rex Dingle
Raced wide chasing leaders, weakened before 3 out op 5/1 tchd 8/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
611-8
11/2
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)
Off the pace in last pair, tailed off when hampered by faller 2 out, never involved op 7/1
11th
Horse silk
15
2
40/1
T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge
Off the pace towards rear, reminder after 6th, never on terms, tailed off op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
55
9
25/1
T: K C BaileyJ: Thomas Bellamy
Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along before 3 out where went left, soon lost place and behind, tailed off op 22/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
10
10/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor
Off the pace in last pair, tailed off when unseated rider at the last
F
Horse silk
11
14/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, towards rear and struggling when fell 2 out op 20/1 tchd 12/1

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8
Horse silk
Lord Accord17
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 8
T: N P Mulholland  J: Adrian Heskin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £6.30, £3.10EX:£78.50Trifecta:£585.50Tricast:£479.57SF:£60.20Swingers:£17.20, £6.20, £29.70

Forecasts

Ivaldi (7/2), Jerrash (11/2), Certainly Red (15/2), Fifty Ball (17/2), Rocky Man (9/1), Top Of The Bill (10/1), Hasty Parisian (14/1), Clay Rogers (14/1), Espoir De Romay (16/1), Sir Psycho (16/1), Gentleman At Arms (16/1), Ballybegg (18/1), Shantou Express (25/1), Lord Accord (25/1), J'Ai Froid (40/1)

Verdict

ROCKY MAN was on the up prior to seeming amiss last time, so he's worth a chance too resume progress and land this at the possible expense of Hasty Parisian, who is on a handy mark. Certainly Red is a big player if he can reproduce his recent chasing form back over the smaller obstacles.

  1. ROCKY MAN (FR)
  2. HASTY PARISIAN (IRE)
  3. CERTAINLY RED

Prize Money

1st: £8,450.002nd: £3,888.003rd: £1,944.004th: £973.005th: £485.00

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