16:50 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2017

All14:0014:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Iron Stand Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 34.35s

1^st

Dell' Arca

811-7

11/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan (3)

Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, smooth headway on inside tracking leaders 4 out, 3rd approaching 2 out, challenged last, edging left when bumped run-in, stayed on to lead final 150 yards op 12/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Pilansberg

511-2

7/2j

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 3 out, 4th before next, went 2nd 2 out, hung and and carried left last, carried left run-in, soon every chance, not go through with effort tchd 4/1

3^rd

Expedite

610-11

8/1

T: B PaulingJ: Conor Shoemark

Led but pressed, joined and went left last, hung left under pressure run-in, no extra and headed final 150 yards op 10/1

4^th

Markov

710-10

8/1

T: B PaulingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in last pair, hit 4 out, headway and pushed along in 5th after 3 out, ridden and no extra in 4th run-in op 13/2

5^th

Beneagles

510-13

7/2j

T: A KingJ: W Featherstone (3)

Raced wide towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 4 out, pushed along in 6th after 3 out, plugged on run-in, never on terms

6^th

Westendorf

610-12

4/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Killian Moore (3)

Tracked leaders on inside, went 3rd at 5th, 2nd after 3 out until bumped 2 out, ridden and weakened before last op 7/2

7^th

Earthmoves

711-1

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Jordan Williams (6)

Chased leading pair until not fluent 5th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off

8^th

Billy No Name

911-7

20/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Angus Cheleda (8)

Pressed leader, every chance when hit 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened rapidly soon after, tailed off, stumbled badly last

9^th

1 ¼

Le Reve

911-12

20/1

T: L WadhamJ: Jack Sherwood

Raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along after 7th, ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off

Also Ran

Alibi De Sivola

710-11

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Alan Doyle (8)

Held up in last pair and keen, tailed off and pulled up after 7th tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Loves Destination¹⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: C Gordon J: Harry Teal

Minstrel Royal⁶⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: Ned Curtis

Puffin Billy⁷¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: O Sherwood J: Harrison Beswick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.50Pl:£3.10, £1.80, £2.80EX:£64.50Trifecta:£455.80Tricast:£328.22SF:£45.93Swingers:£9.30, £13.30, £5.90

Forecasts

Pilansberg (7/2), Beneagles (7/2), Westendorf (4/1), Expedite (8/1), Markov (8/1), Puffin Billy (8/1), Loves Destination (10/1), Dell' Arca (11/1), Minstrel Royal (12/1), Billy No Name (20/1), Le Reve (20/1), Alibi De Sivola (20/1), Earthmoves (25/1)

MARKOV shaped well on his handicap bow at Doncaster, and is wholly unexposed at staying trips, so appeals as capable of defying an unchanged mark. Beneagles is another lightly raced sort who should have more to offer in handicaps, while Puffin Billy is the class act in the race, and it would be no surprise if he were up to defying a lengthy absence.