13:50 Ascot

Saturday 23 January 2021

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Matchbook Better Way To Bet Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 58y  |   Soft (Heavy In Places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 49.22s
1st
Horse silk
12
14/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Tom Cannon
Always handy, led 2 out, asserting last, drew clear flat, readily op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
7
7
6/1
T: Jonjo O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, headway 5th, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, stayed on tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
811-4
11/1
T: T LaceyJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, led before 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat op 12/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
14/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)
Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 2 out, went 4th last, stayed on, never on terms op 18/1 tchd 20/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
9/2f
T: S ThomasJ: Jordan Nailor (5)
Led, not fluent 2nd, headed before mistake 2 out, held after, lost 4th last
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
10/1
T: G L MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Towards rear, mistake 6th, went modest 6th before last, never dangerous op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
9 ½
9
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, outpaced 7th, no impression after, well beaten before 2 out op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
11
3
9/1
T: H FryJ: S Bowen
Mid-division on inside, closed when mistake 6th, not fluent next, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 13/2
9th
Horse silk
6
1
811-12
5/1
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
10th
Horse silk
3
6
9/1
T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson
In rear, outpaced 3 out, no impression, well beaten before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 11/1
11th
Horse silk
36
8
9/1
T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin
Chased leaders on outside, struggling 7th, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
511-3
50/1
T: N B KingJ: J E Moore
Prominent, not fluent 4th, soon lost place, behind 7th, pulled up before last op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.30Pl:£4.40, £2.60, £3.90EX:£111.40Trifecta:£1,329.30Tricast:£974.65SF:£96.82Swingers:£22.70, £33.90, £9.90

Forecasts

Paddys Motorbike (9/2), Janika (5/1), Arrivederci (6/1), Lightly Squeeze (9/1), War Lord (9/1), I K Brunel (9/1), Botox Has (10/1), Kateson (11/1), Craigneiche (14/1), Dans Le Vent (14/1), Danny Kirwan (14/1), Nordano (50/1)

Verdict

This is significantly tougher than the races PADDYS MOTORBIKE has landed on his last 2 starts, but he's clearly on the up and is appealing back in a handicap under conditions that he evidently relishes. Arrivederci looked progressive prior to misfiring here last time and is feared, along with unexposed handicap debutants Craigneiche and Danny Kirwan.

  1. PADDYS MOTORBIKE (IRE)
  2. ARRIVEDERCI (FR)
  3. CRAIGNEICHE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Thomas Darby
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
J: R Johnson  |  T: O Murphy
8/1

Prize Money

1st: £19,932.002nd: £7,480.003rd: £3,745.004th: £1,866.005th: £938.006th: £469.00

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