12:40 Ascot

Saturday 22 December 2018

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

Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 6m 0.00s

1^st

Casko D'Airy

611-7

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in rear, smooth headway after 3 out to track leaders before next, went 2nd before led last, came easily clear run-in op 14/1

2^nd

Big Man Clarence

710-6

40/1

T: P HendersonJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leader, led 3rd until 5th, chased leader until before 4 out, led again soon after next, over 1 length ahead 2 out, headed last and easily outpaced run-in op 50/1

3^rd

Newtide

512-2

11/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced on long run before next, rallied and kept on strongly run-in, almost snatched 2nd op 9/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

Annie Mc

411-12

9/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (5)

Raced keenly, held up, good headway on outside tracking leaders before 4 out, 2nd after next until before the last, lost 3rd towards finish op 6/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

2 ½

Potters Hedger

611-12

20/1

T: L WadhamJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before next, weakened badly run-in

6^th

It's Got Legs

511-8

5/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Mid-division, jumped slowly and reminder 2nd, headway to lead 5th, headed 3 out, chased leaders, weakened between last 2 op 15/2

7^th

Ballyart

511-11

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

8^th

Fields Of Fortune

411-5

25/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Always towards rear op 33/1

9^th

Lough Ryn

611-11

40/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Held up and always behind, tailed off

10^th

1 ½

Almost Gold

511-5

7/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Never better than mid-division, towards rear and no chance when hampered 2 out, tailed off tchd 4/1

11^th

Enrichissant

411-8

20/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Tom Cannon

Towards rear, headway on inside before 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off op 16/1

12^th

Minerfortyniner

911-6

16/1

T: G R I SmylyJ: M Hamill (3)

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Ballygown Bay

511-9

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led until 3rd, chased leaders, 2nd before 4 out until soon after next, weakened and blundered 2 out, pulled up before last tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.20Pl:£5.60, £12.30, £2.10EX:£940.20Trifecta:£2,586.60Tricast:£3,934.47SF:£542.98Swingers:£64.30, £20.90, £33.70

Forecasts

Almost Gold (7/2), Annie Mc (9/2), It's Got Legs (5/1), Newtide (11/2), Ballygown Bay (8/1), Ballyart (10/1), Casko D'Airy (16/1), Minerfortyniner (16/1), Potters Hedger (20/1), Enrichissant (20/1), Fields Of Fortune (25/1), Big Man Clarence (40/1), Lough Ryn (40/1)

ALMOST GOLD has taken a little time to get his act together over hurdles but he followed up the promise of his reappearance third when winning latest and he was doing all his best work at the end in each of those races so this step up in trip should see him improve further so he gets the vote to follow up. Newtide impressed with his attitude latest and this highly unexposed sort could have the class to overcome top-weight so he rates the main threat. Ballyart ran a very solid race latest so he is also one for the shortlist on handicap debut.

Almost Gold
Newtide
Ballyart

Previous Winners

2017

One Of Us

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 5

J: Lizzie Kelly | T: Nick Williams

13/2

Prize Money

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