14:25 Ascot

Saturday 18 December 2021

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

Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 6m 8.45s

1^st

Champ

911-7

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, raced keenly, went prominent 6th, pressed leader going well home turn, led before 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, stayed on resolutely from last, always doing enough to assert close home op 3/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Thyme Hill

711-7

5/2f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders, went into 3rd 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden before 2 out, strongly pressed leader 2 out, kept on well, no extra closing stages tchd 9/4

3^rd

3 ½

Paisley Park

911-7

11/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, ridden home turn, stayed on well from before last, never on terms with front pair op 5/1

4^th

3 ¼

Thomas Darby

811-7

9/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Towards rear, pushed along and headway into 4th home turn, ridden to chase front pair after 2 out, kept on but no extra run-in tchd 10/1

5^th

9 ½

Ronald Pump

811-7

3/1

T: M J SmithJ: Keith Donoghue

Prominent, led 5th, pressed and ridden home turn, weakened before last op 4/1 tchd 16/5

6^th

4 ¼

On The Blind Side

911-7

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, headed and tracked leader 5th, ridden after 3 out and gradually lost place, well held from 2 out op 14/1

7^th

6 ½

Third Wind

711-7

22/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Deutsch

In rear, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, never in contention op 33/1

Also Ran

Lisnagar Oscar

811-7

40/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, lost place and mistake 4 out, soon ridden and lost touch, pulled up after 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Buzz²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £1.30, £1.70EX:£11.80Trifecta:£74.30Tricast:£53.57SF:£14.60Swingers:£2.70, £3.90, £3.20

Forecasts

Buzz (2/1), Thyme Hill (5/2), Ronald Pump (3/1), Champ (4/1), Paisley Park (11/2), Thomas Darby (9/1), On The Blind Side (12/1), Third Wind (22/1), Lisnagar Oscar (40/1)

A high-class renewal. In the absence of Buzz, last year's runner-up and Aintree Stayers' Hurdle winner THYME HILL can get back to winning ways and put a lesser reappearance effort in France firmly behind him. Irish-challenger Ronald Pump looks the main threat now back at his optimum trip, with highly talented Champ not discounted either returned to hurdles.

THYME HILL
RONALD PUMP
CHAMP (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Paisley Park

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Aidan Coleman | T: Miss E C Lavelle

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £59,798.002nd: £22,438.003rd: £11,235.004th: £5,596.005th: £2,814.006th: £1,407.00