15:00 Ascot

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 42.35s

1^st

Blueking D'oroux

412-0

50/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Angus Cheleda (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led after next, came clear from last, stayed on strongly op 33/1

2^nd

Afadil

411-8

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until after 2nd, chased leader, lost 2nd after 4 out, chased leaders, went 2nd again turning in, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd op 13/2

3^rd

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Havaila

410-7

14/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced keenly towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders after 3 out, went 3rd between last two, soon ridden, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Mr Freedom

411-8

13/2

T: Miss S WestJ: R T Dunne

Waited with in rear, not much room and squeezed through after 3 out, good headway out wide before 2 out, squeezed through between horses between last two, kept on into 4th run-in op 11/2

5^th

5 ½

Grappa Nonino

411-2

8/1

T: D K WeldJ: S Bowen

Held up off the pace towards rear out wide , headway chasing leaders turning in, weakened last

6^th

Bad

411-11

7/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division when squeezed out after 3 out, pushed along home turn, stayed on run-in, nearest finish op 13/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

Punta Del Este

411-10

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and weakened between last two op 14/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

2 ¾

Arclight

411-6

5/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division on inside, wandered approaching 4th, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, pushed along and held in 4th when mistake last, weakened run-in op 9/2

9^th

Fourofakind

411-0

10/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened between last two op 11/1 tchd 9/1

10^th

Bluegrass

410-11

10/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Soon towards rear, never involved op 11/1

11^th

1 ¼

Fils De Roi

411-8

10/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Held up towards rear out wide, closer in mid-division after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten tchd 11/1

12^th

Despereaux

411-5

17/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never on terms op 10/1

13^th

Penna Rossa

410-7

66/1

T: C PoultonJ: Charlie Price (3)

Raced wide, chased leader, jinked left and looked to run out at 2nd, led soon after, went left 4th, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly and soon behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Chaos Control⁴⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: S Edmunds J: Non Runner

Polyphonic¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M F Harris J: Harry Reed

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£59.50Pl:£12.00, £3.10, £4.40EX:£496.30Trifecta:£7,728.80Tricast:£5,520.82SF:£405.28Swingers:£66.20, £72.00, £22.30

Forecasts

Arclight (5/1), Mr Freedom (13/2), Bad (7/1), Afadil (15/2), Grappa Nonino (8/1), Despereaux (17/2), Punta Del Este (10/1), Fourofakind (10/1), Bluegrass (10/1), Fils De Roi (10/1), Chaos Control (12/1), Havaila (14/1), Polyphonic (20/1), Blueking D'oroux (50/1), Penna Rossa (66/1)

A cracking juvenile handicap. An opening mark of 110 could easily underestimate BLUEGRASS based on Flat ability so he's taken to provide Stuart Edmunds with a second successive win in this race, but there are stacks of dangers. Bad was a lot better than his finishing position suggests in the Fred Winter and is second choice. Afadil, Grappa Nonino and Mr Freedom are others with plenty to recommend them.

BLUEGRASS (IRE)
BAD (FR)
AFADIL (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Krypton Gold

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 4

J: Charlie Hammond | T: S Edmunds

28/1

Prize Money

1st: £20,812.002nd: £9,568.003rd: £4,784.004th: £2,392.005th: £1,196.006th: £596.00