13:10 Ascot

Friday 17 December 2021

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

Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 27.00s

1^st

Party Business

511-4

22/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)

Raced keenly in last pair, good headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led and good jump last, quickened readily clear run-in op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

2^nd

City Chief

411-4

15/8f

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Tracked leading pair, held in pocket before 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 2/1 tchd 7/4

3^rd

Complete Unknown

511-4

2/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, joined 2 out, ridden and headed last, readily outpaced by winner run-in, weakened into 3rd towards finish op 13/8

4^th

Soldier Of Destiny

511-4

4/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Held up in 5th, challenged out wide 3 out, pushed along and weakened before next, tailed off op 6/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

Largy Nights

711-4

100/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced wide chasing leading trio until after 4th, behind next, tailed off op 66/1 tchd 50/1

6^th

Money Spinner

411-4

66/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones

Raced keenly in rear, gained a place at 6th, tailed off 3 out op 50/1 tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Kincardine

411-4

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Kept out very wide, tracked leader, flattened 3rd, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened, poor 5th when pulled up before last op 9/2 tchd 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.00Pl:£5.60, £1.50EX:£83.90Trifecta:£213.70SF:£60.99Swingers:£7.60, £6.20, £1.30

Forecasts

City Chief (15/8), Complete Unknown (2/1), Soldier Of Destiny (4/1), Kincardine (11/2), Party Business (22/1), Money Spinner (66/1), Largy Nights (100/1)

CITY CHIEF's connections rarely miss when purchasing from the pointing field and this scorer in May could be another very useful recruit. Complete Unknown will be winning races over hurdles sooner rather than later and is an obvious threat, along with Kincardine, a stablemate of the selection.

CITY CHIEF (IRE)
COMPLETE UNKNOWN (IRE)
KINCARDINE

Previous Winners

2020

Everglow

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: R Johnson | T: P Hobbs & J White

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £6,481.002nd: £2,986.003rd: £1,492.004th: £747.00