17:25 Ascot

Sunday 29 March 2026

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Colts And Fillies Club Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 14.91s

Brave Knight^p⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Keighley⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 132

15/2

Made it 2 wins in his last 3 starts in 10-runner handicap hurdle at Taunton (19f) in January. Showed a good attitude there so not taken lightly after a break stepping up in trip.

Form: 037131

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Bethpage¹⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 130

14/1

Landed small-field handicaps at Wincanton (after a break) and Stratford last spring. Lightly raced since and she came in last of 5 in 3m listed event at Doncaster in December.

Form: 2-21625

Glynn Brae³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 129

9/2

Landed 2½m Sandown handicap on reappearance in November and back on track when fourth in 2m Chepstow handicap 36 days ago. Could figure if his stamina holds out over this longer trip.

Form: 15-1544

Whatsupwithyou^b,t³⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Elliott England⁽⁷⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 128| CD

16/1

C&D winner in December but well held in better race at Kempton 36 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 62-P417

Afadil^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 120

9/2

On a long losing run but he comes here in good order, fifth of 18 in Imperial Cup at Sandown 22 days ago. Steps up in trip now (cheekpieces refitted) and weighted to go well under more suitable conditions (runner-up in juvenile handicap on this card in 2023).

Form: P-73425

Lovely Gino¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling| OR: 120

7/2

A fairly useful ex-French winning hurdler/chaser. Has failed to complete on his last 2 runs over fences at Auteuil but not ruled out on his handicap debut for good yard.

Form: 42-12FF

Royal Way^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 117| C

10/3

Ended a 2-year losing run in 21f handicap hurdle at Ludlow 10 days ago. Back up 6 lb but this course winner still needs considering.

Form: 73-3331

Dramatic Encore^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Brendan Powell| T: Harry Derham| OR: 115

11/1

Got off the mark for the season in 4-runner handicap hurdle at Plumpton 13 days ago. Back up in trip and more needed if she's to follow up in this tougher company.

Form: 12-3441

Everyonesgame¹⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 114

50/1

Capitalised on a much-reduced mark in messy 3m Kempton handicap in November. Back up 5 lb when only seventh at Cheltenham (3m) following month.

Form: 3-02417

Forecasts

Royal Way (10/3), Lovely Gino (7/2), Glynn Brae (9/2), Afadil (9/2), Brave Knight (15/2), Dramatic Encore (11/1), Bethpage (14/1), Whatsupwithyou (16/1), Everyonesgame (50/1)

This is wide open but Paul Nicholls could hold the key and his AFADIL is fancied to end a losing sequence off a handy-looking mark now he steps up to this trip for the first time. Stablemate Brave Knight could emerge as the main danger returning after a break.