12:40 Ascot

Saturday 18 December 2021

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Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 57.49s

1^st

Ardhill

610-10

4/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Adam Wedge

Front mid-division, smooth headway to chase front rank 4 out, close up 3 out, pressed leader going easily before 2 out, led after 2 out, went clear before last, won in a canter op 7/1 tchd 3/1

2^nd

7 ½

Imphal

711-3

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Badly hampered by faller 1st in rear, headway into mid-division before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went 3rd 2 out, mistake and stumbled final flight, stayed on well but no chance with winner op 5/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

Next Left

511-4

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Rear mid-division, headway to track leaders after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on well after last, no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

So Said I

511-1

13/2

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led, tracked leader 2nd, led narrowly after 3 out, slightly hampered by loose horse home turn, pushed along before 2 out, headed after 2 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace tchd 7/1

5^th

Honor Grey

611-5

22/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

In rear, ridden 3 out, plugged on one pace, never threatened tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1

6^th

Glencassley

611-12

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, gradually faded

7^th

2 ¼

Delgany Monarch

611-0

33/1

T: R RoweJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)

Towards rear, headway into mid-division before 3 out, ridden and gradually weakened home turn op 25/1 tchd 28/1

8^th

1 ¾

Go Steady

911-12

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

In rear, headway to chase front group 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last op 9/1

9^th

3 ½

Father John

611-10

40/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Handy, led 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden home turn, weakened tamely op 22/1

10^th

Thirtyfourstitches

610-9

9/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent, led 2nd, mistake and headed 4 out, ridden before 2 out, weakening in mid-division when bad mistake last op 12/1

11^th

3 ¾

Johnny B

711-4

50/1

T: C J DownJ: Page Fuller

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, soon beaten op 66/1

12^th

Enormouse

811-8

66/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (5)

Prominent, bad mistake 3 out, lost ground, soon ridden and beaten op 50/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Young Butler

511-13

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

In rear, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, pulled up op 5/1 tchd 13/2

Gaulois

511-5

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, went prominent after 5th, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up op 17/2 tchd 11/1

Itsnotwhatyouthink

611-1

66/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

In rear, fell 1st

Pass Me By

511-1

12/1

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

Mid-division, fell 1st tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£2.20, £2.10, £4.00, £1.80EX:£49.10Trifecta:£523.50Tricast:£434.73SF:£25.06Swingers:£8.20, £20.80, £21.90

Forecasts

Ardhill (4/1), Imphal (6/1), Young Butler (6/1), So Said I (13/2), Thirtyfourstitches (9/1), Gaulois (10/1), Go Steady (12/1), Pass Me By (12/1), Next Left (20/1), Glencassley (20/1), Honor Grey (22/1), Delgany Monarch (33/1), Father John (40/1), Johnny B (50/1), Enormouse (66/1), Itsnotwhatyouthink (66/1)

There should be plenty more to come from Chepstow maiden winner YOUNG BUTLER now that he moves up in trip in what should be a truly-run race. The 5-y-o gets the nod ahead of the Gary Moore-trained duo Next Left and Imphal, with the former feared more despite jockey bookings suggesting that he is the second-string. Pass Me By also has claims, along with Go Steady and So Said I.

YOUNG BUTLER (IRE)
NEXT LEFT (IRE)
IMPHAL

Prize Money

1st: £4,520.002nd: £2,082.003rd: £1,041.004th: £521.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00