12:40 Ascot

Saturday 20 January 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:05

Horse Comes First Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 4m 9.40s

1^st

Nayati

411-4

8/11f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, closing when stumbled and lost place 3 out, ridden along in 4th and outpaced after, left in 2 lengths 2nd place last, edged left to near side rail run-in, stayed on to lead near finish tchd 4/6

2^nd

Oistrakh Le Noir

411-4

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Led until after 1st, chased leader who went clear after next, hit 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, no impression in 3rd, left in 2 lengths lead last, ridden and edged right run-in, headed and no extra near finish op 13/2

3^rd

Special Relation

410-12

20/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Dave Crosse

Keen in last pair, weakened 3 out, left remote 3rd last op 25/1

Also Ran

Et Moi Alors

410-12

3/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Took keen hold, held up last, not fluent 4th, headway into 3rd 3 out, led 2 out, 1 length ahead when fell last op 5/2

Leoro

410-12

66/1

T: C J MannJ: N D Fehily

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon lost touch, pulled up before next op 50/1

Harmonise

410-5

50/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Pulled hard, led after 1st, blundered next and soon clear, went left 3rd and next, reduced lead 4 out, headed 2 out, chased leader, 1 length down and keeping on when brought down last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.80EX:£4.50Trifecta:£14.80SF:£4.24Swingers:£1.40, £1.90, £1.70

Forecasts

Nayati (8/11), Et Moi Alors (3/1), Oistrakh Le Noir (9/2), Special Relation (20/1), Harmonise (50/1), Leoro (66/1)

A decent-looking juvenile hurdle which may well produce a winner good enough to go to the Cheltenham Festival. Et Moi Alors is an interesting runner for a stable with some talented youngsters, but the top two, Nayati and OISTRAKH LE NOIR, may dominate the finish. The former did it well on his hurdling debut at Newbury, but the form has been let down a little by the subsequent defeat of the runner-up and the selection may be an above-average performer for owners who have been sweeping all before them this season and already have a leading juvenile in We Have A Dream.

Oistrakh Le Noir
Nayati
Et Moi Alors

Prize Money

1st: £6,758.002nd: £1,984.003rd: £992.004th: £496.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00