15:40 Ascot

Friday 22 December 2017

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

St Andrews Holdings Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 49.60s

1^st

Didtheyleaveuoutto

411-4

10/1

T: N J GiffordJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in mid-division, smooth headway chasing leaders over 3f out, led going well entering final furlong, ran on strongly, eased close home op 11/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Bullionaire

411-4

3/1f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Pulled hard, chased leaders on wide outside, 3rd going well 3f out, led 2f out, headed and not pace of winner entering final furlong op 9/2

3^rd

The Flying Sofa

411-4

50/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, chased leaders on inside over 2f out, every chance when ridden ran green and hung left over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, kept on

4^th

Gallahers Cross

511-4

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on in 4th inside final furlong op 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

Strong Glance

411-4

20/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley

Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 5th final furlong op 18/1

6^th

3 ¼

Two For Gold

411-4

40/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Richard Condon

Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out

7^th

1 ¼

Kateson

411-4

14/1

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 20/1

8^th

West To The Bridge

411-4

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Sweating, held up last, some late minor headway, never involved

9^th

Hidden Glen

411-4

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened inside final 2f op 14/1

10^th

2 ¼

Posh Trish

411-1

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 7/2

11^th

1 ¼

Woulduadamandeveit

411-4

10/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Took keen hold, chased leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out op 12/1 tchd 14/1

12^th

Herecomestheboom

511-4

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up towards rear, never involved op 17/2 tchd 15/2

13^th

The Raven's Return

411-4

66/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom

Always behind, tailed off and eased final furlong op 50/1

Also Ran

N/A

Doux Pretender

1311-4

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Luckofthedraw

1311-4

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ:

Portrush Ted

511-4

5/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Adrian Heskin

Chased leaders on outside, lost place rapidly and pulled up 6f out op 8/1

N/A

The Big Bite

1311-4

T: T R GeorgeJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£3.70, £1.70, £9.60EX:£46.40Trifecta:£3,782.40SF:£40.59Swingers:£11.20, £15.00, £39.50

Forecasts

Bullionaire (3/1), Posh Trish (9/2), Portrush Ted (5/1), Gallahers Cross (8/1), Herecomestheboom (8/1), Didtheyleaveuoutto (10/1), Woulduadamandeveit (10/1), Kateson (14/1), Hidden Glen (16/1), Strong Glance (20/1), West To The Bridge (33/1), Two For Gold (40/1), The Flying Sofa (50/1), The Raven's Return (66/1)

A race to truly savour, this contest promises to be every bit as strong as the Champion Bumper in March, and features a group of hugely exciting young horses who have already amassed 13 successes between them (point-to-points and bumpers). Posh Trish doesn't duck the challenge of taking on the boys, and she appears a live contender in receipt of weight (3lb) from the others. Summing up such a deep contest succinctly is tricky, so in opting to merely list some of the most obvious contenders, we almost certainly fail to do them justice. It would be no surprise whatsoever should either Bullionaire, Gallahers Cross or Herecomestheboom prevail, but the horse who made the biggest impression of all on debut; albeit in a much weaker race was DIDTHEYLEAVEUOUTTO. Whilst this race is on turf, and a far cry from a Class 6 bumper at Lingfield (AW), the clock seldom lies, and the JP McManus owned four-year-old posted some good figures in a visually scintillating success, so rates as the selection in what for many is the race of the day on an otherwise fine Ascot card.

Didtheyleaveuoutto
Posh Trish
Herecomestheboom

Previous Winners

2016

Western Ryder

Weight: 11-4

J: G Sheehan | T: W Greatrex

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00