13:30 Ascot

Friday 23 November 2018

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Royal Ascot Racing Club 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 58y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:32  |   Winning time: 4m 38.90s
1st
Horse silk
6
Moonlighter
511-0
6/4f
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)
Made all, ridden and ran on flat op 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
2
5
Igor
511-0
9/4
T: N J HendersonJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (3)
In touch, headway 6th to track leaders, ridden to chase winner when not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat op 11/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
7
Scorpion Haze
511-0
14/1
T: A StrongeJ: N D Fehily
In touch, ridden and headway 2 out, staying on when hit last op 16/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
12
2
Easter Eric
411-0
18/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Tracked winner until ridden soon after 3 out, weakened 2 out op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
5
8
Westbury
411-0
7/2
T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell
In rear, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden next, weakening when hit last op 3/1 tchd 11/4
6th
Horse silk
3
4
Geordie B
511-0
20/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Tracked leaders, tried to refuse 5th soon in rear, ridden and some headway 4 out, weakened next op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
41
3
El Hageb Rose
411-0
50/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Keen early, in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off
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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Breaking Waves27
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 4
T: Noel Williams  J: Wayne Hutchinson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.60, £1.70EX:£6.00Trifecta:£29.00SF:£4.99Swingers:£1.50, £3.60, £4.90

Forecasts

Moonlighter (6/4), Igor (9/4), Westbury (7/2), Breaking Waves (7/2), Scorpion Haze (14/1), Easter Eric (18/1), Geordie B (20/1), El Hageb Rose (50/1)

Verdict

BREAKING WAVES won a big field bumper on debut last season and acquitted himself well to start this campaign in a strong Cheltenham contest. One of seven hurdles debutants his bumper form encourages the most so he gets the nod here. Igor is the most feared rival purely based on the fact that he hails from the all-conquering Nicky Henderson yard which mops up novice hurdles at an unmatched rate. Moonlighter is the only horse with prior experience over hurdles and his third at Bangor offered enough encouragement to suggest he will go close.
  1. Breaking Waves
  2. Igor
  3. Moonlighter

Previous Winners

2017
Kildisart
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 5
J: D A Jacob  |  T: B Pauling
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,758.002nd: £1,984.003rd: £992.004th: £496.00

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