14:00 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2017

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ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 36.25s

1^st

Tales Of The Tweed

511-2

3/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up towards rear on inside, steady headway before 2 out, challenged and went right 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, stayed on well run-in to lead towards finish op 7/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Springtown Lake

511-2

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased clear leader until after 6th, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, led soon after 2 out, pressed last, edged right run-in, headed towards finish

3^rd

Toviere

611-2

13/2

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Went right 1st, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 4 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, held in 3rd when hit last op 10/1

4^th

2 ¼

Three Star General

410-9

22/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Last pair, jumped slowly and dropped to last 5th, not fluent and struggling next, headway on outside and hung right approaching 2 out, kept on into 4th run-in op 20/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

Gibbes Bay

511-2

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Went badly right 1st, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced soon after, kept on again from next, one pace when hit last, edged right under pressure and no extra run-in op 7/2

6^th

Jennifer Eccles

710-9

20/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Raced keenly, soon chasing leaders, 2nd after 3 out, pushed along when not fluent and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened between last 2

7^th

Benefit Of Luck

511-2

66/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: David Bass

Held up in rear, never involved op 50/1

8^th

Take To Heart

511-2

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders and wide, went 2nd after 6th until after 3 out, chased leaders, weakened 2 out

9^th

Legal Ok

511-2

16/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Brendan Powell

Led, clear after 2nd, not fluent next, reduced lead 4 out, hit 2 out, soon headed, weakened before the last tchd 25/1

10^th

Clondaw Cracker

611-2

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Towards rear, ridden and struggling in last after 3 out, tailed off op 11/2

Also Ran

Burrows Park

511-2

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell

Raced keenly, chased leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, soon recovered chasing leaders on outside, squeezed out and hampered 2 out, saddle slipped, soon pulled up op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.60, £7.80, £2.10EX:£103.30Trifecta:£631.60SF:£108.96Swingers:£27.70, £4.80, £34.80

Forecasts

Tales Of The Tweed (3/1), Gibbes Bay (4/1), Burrows Park (9/2), Toviere (13/2), Clondaw Cracker (8/1), Take To Heart (10/1), Legal Ok (16/1), Jennifer Eccles (20/1), Three Star General (22/1), Springtown Lake (33/1), Benefit Of Luck (66/1)

This better ground may just be what GIBBES BAY needs to show his best, and he looked like one to follow when winning an Ayr bumper last year. He can take this at the expense of Tales Of The Tweed , another with improvement to come and maybe Clondaw Cracker might appreciate having had a break as he can burst blood vessels. The likely better ground can help in that regard too.