16:10 Ascot

Saturday 17 February 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3616:1016:45

Ascot Racecourse Supports Box4Kids Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 50.07s

1^st

Honor Grey

911-10

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, led 2 out, 1 length ahead when not fluent last, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in op 11/1

2^nd

Supreme Gift

712-1

16/1

T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (5)

Early reminders towards rear, headway chasing leaders home turn, angled out wide turning in, ridden and went 2nd before the last, 1 length down and awkward jump last, stayed on run-in, always held

3^rd

Astronomic View

711-4

11/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd after 3 out, led turning in, headed 2 out, lost 2nd before the last, 3rd and one pace run-in tchd 10/1

4^th

Loup De Maulde

712-0

9/2

T: R L LlewellynJ: Toby Wynne (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders going well 3 out, ridden and edged left between last two, stayed on run-in, closed on 3rd but no chance with leading duo op 5/1

5^th

Crossing The Bar

711-0

28/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Joe Anderson (5)

Off the pace towards rear, flattened 2 out, plugged on under pressure into moderate 5th run-in op 25/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

1 ¼

Sporting Mike

711-1

9/1

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden in 6th turning in, never on terms op 8/1

7^th

I'm A Starman

1110-7

20/1

T: M G RimellJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, pushed along before next, weakened after 3 out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

Hurricane Harvey

1012-1

22/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (3)

Raced wide towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 4 out, never a factor, tailed off op 18/1

9^th

Exmoor Forest

711-2

40/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Miss Ella Herbison (7)

Raced on inside, led until pushed along after 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly, tailed off when veered badly left and nearly unseated rider 2 out

Also Ran

Fair Frontieres

912-0

40/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Chased leaders on inside, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

Coco Mademoiselle

611-10

9/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, went 2nd at 7th, led after 3 out, headed turning in, soon lost 2nd, weakened badly 2 out, pulled up before the last op 4/1

Havaila

511-1

3/1f

T: Anthony CharltonJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly, held up well in rear and raced awkwardly, taken wide before 4 out, no chance when mistake next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 16/5 tchd 10/3

Rare Clouds

1010-13

8/1

T: Simon EarleJ: James Bowen

Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 17/2 tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

Mt Fugi Park²⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J & A O'Neill J: 2nd Preference

Don't Rightly Know²⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: P Gundry J: 2nd Preference

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.00Pl:£3.50, £5.90, £3.40EX:£256.40Trifecta:£3,550.00Tricast:£2,549.39SF:£199.02Swingers:£19.20, £15.60, £40.90

Forecasts

Havaila (3/1), Mt Fugi Park (4/1), Loup De Maulde (9/2), Coco Mademoiselle (9/2), Rare Clouds (8/1), Don't Rightly Know (8/1), Sporting Mike (9/1), Astronomic View (11/1), Honor Grey (14/1), Supreme Gift (16/1), I'm A Starman (20/1), Hurricane Harvey (22/1), Crossing The Bar (28/1), Exmoor Forest (40/1), Fair Frontieres (40/1)

LOUP DE MAULDE is fancied to build on the promise of his Huntingdon reappearance second now the cheekpieces go back on and continue Robbie Llewellyn's fine season. The unbeaten Mt Fugi Park rates a major threat though going into handicaps for the first time with more to offer. Sandown-scorer Havaila is weighted to have a big say while in-form pair Don't Rightly Know and Coco Mademoiselle also need factoring into this highly competitive event.

LOUP DE MAULDE (FR)
MT FUGI PARK (IRE)
HAVAILA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Thomas Mor

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: T J O'Brien | T: D Pipe

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £9,849.002nd: £4,532.003rd: £2,266.004th: £1,134.005th: £565.00