14:25 Ascot

Saturday 22 December 2018

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

JLT Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Long Walk Hurdle)

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 6m 4.03s

1^st

Paisley Park

611-7

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, led run-in, stayed on well op 9/1

2^nd

West Approach

811-7

40/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders before 2 out, ridden to lead between last 2, headed and unable to quicken run-in op 33/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Top Notch

711-7

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, closer at 6th, chased leaders after 3 out, 2nd and every chance 2 out, lost 2nd last, kept on same pace in 3rd op 11/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ¾

The Mighty Don

611-7

16/1

T: N J GiffordJ: R Johnson

Mistake 1st, held up in last pair, steady headway on outside approaching 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 25/1

5^th

Soul Emotion

511-7

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, led 3 out joined next, ridden and headed between last 2, weakened run-in op 17/2

6^th

Garo De Juilley

611-7

100/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: J J Burke

Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, weakened between last 2

7^th

Call Me Lord

511-7

7/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, badly hampered 8th, hampered again bend on long run and switched left after 3 out closing on inside when hampered again 2 out, no chance after op 4/1

8^th

Younevercall

711-7

20/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Left tracking leader 2nd, tracked new leader after 3 out, every chance when went right and mistake 2 out, soon weakened quickly op 16/1

9^th

Agrapart

711-7

7/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly

Chased leader, left in lead 2nd, clear before next, reduced lead when hit 4 out, headed next, weakened quickly op 6/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

Sam Spinner

611-7

9/2

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver

Led, went right 1st, jinked badly right and unseated rider next

Unowhatimeanharry

1011-7

4/1

T: H FryJ: B J Geraghty

Tracking leaders when fell 8th op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£2.60, £10.20, £2.70EX:£294.20Trifecta:£2,427.80Tricast:£3,200.11SF:£267.24Swingers:£62.10, £14.80, £80.00

Forecasts

Call Me Lord (7/2), Unowhatimeanharry (4/1), Sam Spinner (9/2), Agrapart (7/1), Paisley Park (8/1), Soul Emotion (9/1), Top Notch (10/1), The Mighty Don (16/1), Younevercall (20/1), West Approach (40/1), Garo De Juilley (100/1)

Although tackling 3m for the first time CALL ME LORD is confidently selected to stake his claims as a legitimate Stayers Hurdle contender by landing the spoils in this traditional pre-Christmas highlight. He could hardly have been more impressive when stepped up to 2m5½f at the end of last season and he looked every inch a stayer there so is expected to land this contest. Agrapart is preferred to Unowhatimeanharry having only been ½L behind that rival first time out despite conceding 4lb. Unexposed trio Paisley Park, Younevercall and Soul Emotion and defending champion Sam Spinner add to a truly mouth-watering race.

Call Me Lord
Agrapart
Unowhatimeanharry

Previous Winners

2017

Sam Spinner

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Joe Colliver | T: Jedd O'Keeffe

9/2

Prize Money

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