12:35 Ascot

Friday 17 December 2021

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 31.50s

1^st

Earth Lord

511-11

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Soon in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 4th, challenged 2 out, led before the last, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on run-in, always doing enough

2^nd

Scarpia

711-0

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: C J Todd

Held up towards rear, steady headway after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied and hit 2 out, ridden between last two, stayed on under pressure in 2nd run-in, not pace to challenge tchd 25/1

3^rd

Optimise Prime

511-11

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace run-in op 16/1

4^th

3 ¼

Dorking Boy

711-7

8/1

T: T LaceyJ: Thomas Doggrell (5)

Pulled hard, tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and pressed between last two, headed before last, 2 lengths 2nd at the last, weakened and lost two places run-in

5^th

Jetaway Joey

611-7

6/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

Chased leaders out wide, ridden and edged right between last two, soon outpaced, plugged on again run-in op 11/2

6^th

4 ¼

Bard Of Brittany

711-8

28/1

T: Miss S WestJ: Jack Tudor

Well behind, tailed off 3 out, some headway run-in

7^th

Dargiannini

611-9

5/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last two, struggling when mistake last op 9/4

8^th

3 ¾

The Domino Effect

711-4

20/1

T: C GordonJ: Fergus Gillard

Raced wide early, soon towards rear and never a factor op 25/1

9^th

Nordano

511-6

4/1

T: N B KingJ: Jack Andrews

Led, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened between last two, beaten when tired mistake last

10^th

1 ¾

Beaufort West

711-7

100/1

T: A IrvineJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Always towards rear, ridden and beaten before 2 out

11^th

Shantou Master

611-1

25/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cheesman

Always in rear, tailed off 3 out op 22/1

Also Ran

Apache Creek

611-5

18/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (3)

Raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division, towards rear when fell 4 out

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Non-Runners

Franco D'Aunou⁴⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Miss V Williams J: Ned Fox

Broken Quest²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: David Dennis J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.10, £7.00, £3.10EX:£124.70Trifecta:£1,854.30Tricast:£1,270.68SF:£112.17Swingers:£22.50, £10.80, £29.70

Forecasts

Dargiannini (5/2), Nordano (4/1), Earth Lord (5/1), Jetaway Joey (6/1), Dorking Boy (8/1), Franco D'Aunou (8/1), Optimise Prime (12/1), Apache Creek (18/1), The Domino Effect (20/1), Broken Quest (20/1), Scarpia (22/1), Shantou Master (25/1), Bard Of Brittany (28/1), Beaufort West (100/1)

DARGIANNINI boasts a positive profile and he left his reappearance/yard debut effort in his wake when runner-up at Taunton (19f) 3 weeks ago. Open to further improvement, not least tackling this longer trip, he's fancied to come out on top. Fellow low-mileage pair Earth Lord and Shantou Master are feared, ahead of Jetaway Joey and Franco d'Aunou.

DARGIANNINI (IRE)
EARTH LORD (IRE)
SHANTOU MASTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Emir Sacree

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Joe Anderson | T: N J Henderson

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00