15:40 Ascot

Friday 22 December 2023

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Thames Materials Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 36.64s

1^st

Let It Rain

410-9

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up, headway going well 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear final 100 yards, ran on well op 13/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Brechin Castle

511-6

9/4f

T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division on inside, smooth headway to challenge 2f out, soon could not go pace of leader, stayed on well

3^rd

6 ½

Celtic Dino

411-2

9/2

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent on inside, led 5f out, ridden and hard pressed over 2f out, soon headed, kept on in 3rd op 6/1

4^th

1 ¼

I Wont Back Down

411-2

17/2

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Rear of mid-division, headway out wide 3f out, pushed along and could not go pace of leaders over 1f out, plugged on op 12/1

5^th

U Cant Be Serious

411-2

150/1

T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell

Mid-division out wide, headway tracking leader 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on op 80/1

6^th

3 ½

I'm A Lumberjack

411-2

22/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, late headway final furlong op 16/1

7^th

Marvellous Mick

511-2

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out op 16/1

8^th

Future Fortune

410-9

33/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out op 25/1

9^th

Minella Miracle

511-2

250/1

T: T GallagherJ: Mr J Reddington

Led, keen throughout, ridden and headed 5f out, weakened thereafter op 200/1

10^th

Mr Zippi

411-2

80/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Nathan Moscrop

In rear, struggling 3f out, never landed a blow op 40/1

11^th

1 ¼

Dunskay

411-2

11/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 3f out op 14/1 tchd 10/1

12^th

Captain Bellamy

411-2

5/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, pushed along and weakened rapidly over 2f out op 9/4

13^th

Willoughby Cleeve

411-2

100/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan

Always towards rear, never a factor op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Horaces Pearl⁴¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Ami Bondhu³⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: N J Gifford J: James Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.50, £1.60, £2.00EX:£36.40Trifecta:£184.90SF:£27.17Swingers:£4.80, £6.90, £3.80

Forecasts

Brechin Castle (9/4), Captain Bellamy (5/2), Celtic Dino (9/2), Let It Rain (8/1), Horaces Pearl (8/1), I Wont Back Down (17/2), Dunskay (11/1), Marvellous Mick (14/1), Ami Bondhu (20/1), I'm A Lumberjack (22/1), Future Fortune (33/1), Mr Zippi (80/1), Willoughby Cleeve (100/1), U Cant Be Serious (150/1), Minella Miracle (250/1)

BRECHIN CASTLE is unbeaten in three (including a point) and he could have pulled out more if required at Cheltenham last time, so he's fancied to add to his burgeoning reputation here. Impressive debut winners Let It Rain and Captain Bellamy are feared most.

BRECHIN CASTLE (IRE)
LET IT RAIN
CAPTAIN BELLAMY

Previous Winners

2022

Henri The Second

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 4

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £14,238.002nd: £5,342.003rd: £2,675.004th: £1,332.005th: £670.006th: £335.00