12:25 Ascot

Saturday 23 November 2024

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4515:2015:50

Restorations UK Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 5m 26.91s

1^st

Western Knight

511-5

6/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in 4th, went 3rd out wide after 3 out, challenged and wide approaching 2 out, close 2nd soon after 2 out, carried head high and upsides last, ridden into narrow lead run-in, battled on gamely to assert towards finish op 15/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

Excello

511-0

11/4

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led until before 1st, chased leader, challenged out wide 2 out, led soon after, ridden and strongly pressed last when not fluent last, narrowly headed run-in, pressed winner until no extra towards finish op 10/3 tchd 5/2 and tchd 7/2

3^rd

8 ½

Kloth Of Utopia

411-7

8/11f

T: N George & A ZetterholmJ: James Reveley

Jumped left at times, led before 1st, went left and awkward 5th and next, hung left and came wide in home straight, pushed along and joined when hit 2 out, soon headed and lost 2nd, weakened tamely between last two op 4/6 tchd 4/7 and tchd 5/6

4^th

Copper Jack

511-0

100/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: S Bowen

Raced keenly in 3rd on inside, lost 3rd soon after 3 out, weakened before next op 80/1 tchd 66/1

5^th

Touquet

511-5

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Edgy, keen and always in rear, never a factor op 13/2 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Silver Thorn³⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Joe Anderson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.10, £1.40EX:£16.50Trifecta:£19.90SF:£22.61Swingers:£4.30

Forecasts

Kloth Of Utopia (8/11), Excello (11/4), Silver Thorn (4/1), Western Knight (6/1), Touquet (17/2), Copper Jack (100/1)

KLOTH OF UTOPIA won easily at Auteuil last month and can make a successful foray across the Channel with the longer trip this afternoon expected to be in his favour. Nicky Henderson course chase winner Excello had some useful form over hurdles in France at the start of his career and is second choice ahead of Western Knight.

KLOTH OF UTOPIA (FR)
EXCELLO (FR)
WESTERN KNIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Farnoge

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £13,615.002nd: £6,272.003rd: £3,135.004th: £1,570.00