14:25 Ascot

Saturday 17 February 2024

Premier Race Day Text
All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3616:1016:45

Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 58y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 4m 41.42s
1st
Horse silk
13
610-5
18/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Joe Anderson (5)
Chased leaders, led after 6th, headed 2 out, rallied gamely run-in to lead again final strides, op 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
14
510-4
9/2j
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Chased leader, chased new leader after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed final strides op 5/1 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
16
610-2
28/1
T: L WadhamJ: Alice Stevens (5)
Held up well off the pace in rear, headway on inside before 2 out, ridden between last two, stayed on run-in, went never nearer 3rd close home op 25/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
8
14/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cannon
Held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders going well turning in, ridden and went 3rd out wide between last two, dropped to 4th towards finish op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
9/2j
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, ridden between last two, weakened and lost modest 4th run-in
6th
Horse silk
4
4
711-3
10/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, weakened before the last op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
610-8
66/1
T: A RalphJ: J J Burke
Bit keen, raced wide in mid-division, closer tracking leaders after 3 out, pushed along and hung right home turn weakened before 2 out op 80/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
9
710-10
17/2
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased leaders out wide, weakened before 3 out op 15/2
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
711-0
16/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Held up towards rear, closer out wide 4 out, outpaced and in rear after next, op 18/1 tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
14/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Mr Ben Sutton (7)
Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and weakened home turn op 12/1
11th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
15/2
T: C E LongsdonJ: H Cobden
Raced on inside, led until not fluent and headed after 6th, lost 2nd after 3 out, chased leaders, hung right and weakened 2 out op 13/2
12th
Horse silk
nk
3
10/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up and always towards rear, never on terms op 9/1
13th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
66/1
T: D SkeltonJ: C J Todd
Held up in rear, never involved op 50/1
14th
Horse silk
sh
15
28/1
T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards
Held up in rear, pushed along and struggling towards rear after 3 out, never a factor op 40/1
15th
Horse silk
1
10
610-8
12/1
T: T SymondsJ: Jordan Nailor
Soon towards rear, closer in mid-division out wide after 6th, weakened before 3 out tchd 14/1
16th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
16/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Never closer than mid-division, weakened and towards rear after 6th, tailed off op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.80Pl:£3.90, £1.70, £5.60, £3.70EX:£137.90Trifecta:£2,427.40Tricast:£2,323.09SF:£98.98Swingers:£18.00, £77.40, £31.40

Forecasts

Bad (9/2), Irish Hill (9/2), Rare Edition (15/2), Monviel (17/2), Hyland (10/1), Jay Jay Reilly (10/1), Issam (12/1), Teddy Blue (14/1), Santos Blue (14/1), Rambo T (16/1), Soaring Glory (16/1), Mothill (18/1), Arqoob (28/1), In The Air (28/1), Ostend (66/1), Le Milos (66/1)

Verdict

IRISH HILL shaped better than the result in the Lanzarote and might be worth siding with to bounce back to form and land this race for the second year running as he's starting to look well treated again, particularly if Freddie Gingell's 5 lb claim is taken into account. Soaring Glory is another who has tasted success here and has plenty of handicapping scope so he's respected for the in-form Jonjo O'Neill yard. Hyland and Dan Skelton pair Jay Jay Reilly and Santos Blue complete the shortlist.

  1. IRISH HILL (GER)
  2. SOARING GLORY (IRE)
  3. HYLAND (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Irish Hill
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 5
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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