15:00 Ascot
Saturday 4 November 2017
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05
William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 1  |  1m 7f 152y  |  Good  |  14 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:01Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 42.70s
T:Â A KingJ:Â Tom Cannon
Held up in touch, headway and effort on inside 2 out, soon challenged, led narrowly last, ridden flat, kept on well towards finish op 9/2
T:Â Christian WilliamsJ:Â D F O'Regan
Mid-division, chased leaders on outside 3 out, challenged next, every chance last, ridden and kept on flat, held towards finish tchd 17/2
T:Â B PaulingJ:Â Mr Alex Ferguson (7)
Tracked leaders, effort to challenge after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, held towards finish op 10/1
T:Â H FryJ:Â N D Fehily
Tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, led next, hard pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed narrowly last, kept on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish op 7/1
T:Â N J HendersonJ:Â J McGrath
Tracked leaders, hit 3 out, effort and every chance next, one pace when not much room before last, no impression flat op 15/2 tchd 8/1
T:Â A KingJ:Â Brendan Powell
Mid-division, headway 3 out, effort next, soon ridden and every chance, one pace when not much room approaching last, no impression flat op 11/1
T:Â Dr R D P NewlandJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked leaders, driven and effort when hit 2 out, one pace between last 2, no impression flat op 10/1
T:Â H WhittingtonJ:Â B J Cooper
Mid-division, driven after 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never on terms
T:Â G & J MooreJ:Â J E Moore
Tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, no danger after
T:Â P F NichollsJ:Â Stan Sheppard (3)
Tracked leader, driven after 3 out, lost place after next, weakened flat tchd 15/2
T:Â Nick WilliamsJ:Â Chester Williams (7)
Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, weakened after next op 20/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â Kevin Jones (5)
Virtually refused to start, detached in rear, made up lost ground after 2nd, outpaced before 2 out, never able to challenge op 9/1
T:Â G & J MooreJ:Â A Glassonbury
Raced keenly, held up behind, outpaced before 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
T:Â A W CarrollJ:Â Lee Edwards
Led in start, led to 3 out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off op 50/1
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Jenkins202
Weight: 11-8|Â Â Age: 5
T: N J Henderson  J: David Bass
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£2.00, £3.00, £2.50EX:£58.30Trifecta:£700.70Tricast:£352.98SF:£53.03Swingers:£25.00, £30.50, £30.40
Forecasts
Jenkins (4/1), Elgin (6/1), Verdana Blue (6/1), High Bridge (7/1), Dolos (7/1), Limited Reserve (8/1), Air Horse One (8/1), Song Light (8/1), Midnight Maestro (9/1), Caid Du Lin (12/1), Peruvien Bleu (16/1), Clayton (20/1), East Indies (25/1), Fou Et Sage (40/1), Prairie Town (66/1)
A tricky puzzle to solve, but so often these kind of races go the way of second season hurdlers, so old rivals Elgin and Jenkins are likely to attract significant market support. The former downed the disappointing latter at Kempton on Boxing Day, but it mightn't be entirely wise to take that single piece of form at face value, with the Henderson trained runner having a rather lofty reputation from early on in his career. High Bridge is another horse who showed vast improvement after leaving the care of Charlie Appleby, and he was probably a tricky horse to handicap for the assessor. However, there was an awful lot to like about the top-weighted AIR HORSE ONE in the second half of last season, and with the Harry Fry team making a solid start to the new season, he's worth supporting from a mark just 1lb above his County Hurdle fourth to the classy Arctic Fire in March.
- Air Horse One
- High Bridge
- Jenkins
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £34,170.002nd: £12,822.003rd: £6,420.004th: £3,198.005th: £1,608.006th: £804.00
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