13:20 Ascot

Friday 20 December 2024

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

Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 19.25s

1^st

Belliano

511-4

4/5f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Handy, not fluent 4 out, pressed leader 2 out, pushed along before last, led narrowly run-in, stayed on well to assert closing stages op 4/6 tchd 8/13

2^nd

1 ½

Tommy The Tank

611-4

18/1

T: R & J & J InsoleJ: Charlie Hammond

Mounted in chute and wore red hood to post, led, pushed along before 2 out, soon faced challenge, ridden before last where jumped right, headed narrowly run-in, no extra closing stages op 28/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Not So Woolly

511-4

7/1

T: J TizzardJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Front mid-division, chased leaders 4th, pushed along home turn, left in 3rd 2 out, stayed on, no telling impression on front duo run-in op 13/2

4^th

Block Rockin Beats

511-4

13/2

T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan

Wore red hood in parade ring, front mid-division, pushed along along 4 out where not fluent and reminder, mistake and blundered 3 out, soon recovered and headway home turn, left in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Followcato

511-4

7/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Prominent, awkward 1st, not fluent 3rd, lost position 6th, weakened 2 out op 15/2 tchd 10/1

6^th

Jasmin Bellevue

511-4

20/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Max Kendrick

In rear, raced keenly, mid-division when stumbled after 4th, prominent at 6th, pushed along and dropped away tamely before 2 out op 33/1

7^th

My Louise

610-11

66/1

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein

Mid-division, lost ground and behind 4 out, tailed off op 80/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Broxy Music

411-4

100/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Rear mid-division, struggling after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 50/1

Canal Court

511-4

150/1

T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle

Chased leaders on outer, mid-division 1st, mistake 4th and towards rear, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 2 out op 200/1

Country Park

511-4

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Towards rear, mid-division at 4th, headway on inner home turn, went close 3rd and not asked for effort when fell 2 out tchd 16/1

Golan Loop

411-4

22/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Wore red hood to post, towards rear, pushed along home turn, plugging on when brought down 2 out tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

The Gray Ghost⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: R L Llewellyn J: Liam Harrison

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.30, £2.60, £1.70EX:£16.10Trifecta:£92.00SF:£17.50Swingers:£4.80, £2.70, £11.10

Forecasts

Belliano (4/5), Block Rockin Beats (13/2), Not So Woolly (7/1), Followcato (7/1), Country Park (12/1), Tommy The Tank (18/1), Jasmin Bellevue (20/1), Golan Loop (22/1), The Gray Ghost (33/1), My Louise (66/1), Broxy Music (100/1), Canal Court (150/1)

Having bumped into a high-calibre novice in The New Lion on his Rules debut, BELLIANO is strongly fancied to go one better with improvement on the cards at the expense of Country Park, who has shown plenty in a handful of starts over timber and promises to be suited by this increase in trip. Block Rockin Beats ran a couple of cracking races in Cheltenham bumpers in recent weeks, so he completes the shortlist along with Followcato.

BELLIANO
COUNTRY PARK (IRE)
BLOCK ROCKIN BEATS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Welcom To Cartries

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.00