14:25 Ascot

Saturday 23 December 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

JLT Reve De Sivola Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 6m 3.15s

1^st

Sam Spinner

511-7

9/2

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver

Made all, not fluent 7th, going well before 2 out, 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely to go further clear run-in tchd 11/2

2^nd

2 ¾

L'Ami Serge

711-7

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Waited with in rear, gained a place 7th, headway travelling sweetly before 2 out, went 2nd soon after 2 out, 1 length down when hit last, found nil run-in op 6/1

3^rd

Unowhatimeanharry

911-7

6/4f

T: H FryJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked winner until pushed along and lost 2nd briefly after 3 out, pushed along trying to mount a challenge when dived and flattened 2 out, soon lost 2nd, no extra, just held on for 3rd

4^th

The Worlds End

611-7

10/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in touch, hit 6th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, no extra last, kept on pressing for modest 3rd op 9/1

5^th

2 ¼

Thomas Campbell

511-7

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, weakened before 2 out op 8/1

6^th

Lil Rockerfeller

611-7

7/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Raced on inner, chased leading pair, pushed along final circuit, ridden before 3 out, 2nd briefly under pressure after 3 out, weakened before next op 8/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

Ubak

911-7

66/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Last pair, dropped to rear 7th, never on terms after

8^th

Taquin Du Seuil

1011-7

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in touch on inside, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off, went left 2 out tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

Agrapart⁴⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Nick Williams J: Lizzie Kelly

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£1.60, £1.50, £1.10EX:£20.60Trifecta:£54.40Tricast:£48.26SF:£27.48Swingers:£3.60, £2.20, £2.60

Forecasts

Unowhatimeanharry (6/4), Sam Spinner (9/2), L'Ami Serge (5/1), Lil Rockerfeller (7/1), Thomas Campbell (15/2), The Worlds End (10/1), Taquin Du Seuil (20/1), Agrapart (25/1), Ubak (66/1)

An epic battle is on the cards with some of the country's leading stayers taken on by younger upstarts with pretentions of taking the World Hurdle crown in March. Sam Spinner, The Worlds End and Thomas Campbell are all progressive types who could upset the established contenders. Lil Rockerfeller is always bang there and finished second to UNOWHATIMEANHARRY in this last year. The latter had to concede best to the improving Beer Goggles last time but has no penalty to shoulder this time and is taken to go one better. L'Ami Serge won over this trip at the first attempt in June and the market signals were ominous prior to his defeat by Lil Rockerfeller on his return. Conditions look good and this race could set up nicely for him.

Unowhatimeanharry
L'Ami Serge
Lil Rockerfeller

Previous Winners

2016

Unowhatimeanharry

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: B J Geraghty | T: H Fry

6/5

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00