15:35 Ascot

Saturday 21 December 2024

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 44.10s

1^st

Fiercely Proud

510-13

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, led and edged left flat, held on well op 16/1

2^nd

Kabral Du Mathan

411-2

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, headed flat, stayed on, just held op 15/2

3^rd

Be Aware

511-8

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, mistake 2 out, left 3rd last, weakened flat op 10/3

4^th

4 ¼

Tritonic

711-6

50/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, hit 2nd, effort after 3 out, left 4th last, weakened flat op 33/1

5^th

5 ½

Our Champ

611-8

14/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)

Prominent, led after 1st, headed before 2 out, weakened last op 22/1

6^th

Favour And Fortune

611-12

11/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, plugged on but never any chance op 14/1

7^th

3 ½

Dysart Enos

611-6

10/3f

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Rear of mid-division, pushed along after 4th, never in contention

8^th

Black Hawk Eagle

610-7

33/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: Liam Harrison

Held up and behind, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out, no impression op 25/1

9^th

Impero

510-12

22/1

T: C CollinsJ: Danny Gilligan (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 2 out

Also Ran

Steel Ally

612-0

9/1

T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston (3)

Prominent, led 1st, soon headed, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1

Go Dante

811-3

16/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Held up and behind on outside, pulled up when tailed off before 2 out

Secret Squirrel

510-11

4/1

T: H MorrisonJ: David Bass

Led until 1st, prominent, not fluent 3 out, led before 2 out, headed and beaten in 3rd when fell last op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Kihavah²¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: A Keatley J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£3.30, £3.10, £1.90EX:£111.20Trifecta:£771.10Tricast:£443.57SF:£112.83Swingers:£23.10, £12.50, £6.00

Forecasts

Dysart Enos (10/3), Be Aware (7/2), Secret Squirrel (4/1), Kabral Du Mathan (17/2), Steel Ally (9/1), Favour And Fortune (11/1), Fiercely Proud (12/1), Our Champ (14/1), Go Dante (16/1), Impero (22/1), Kihavah (25/1), Black Hawk Eagle (33/1), Tritonic (50/1)

A really strong renewal, featuring a few progressive sorts. While this is a different test to the one KABRAL DU MATHAN faced in a small field on his Kempton handicap debut he won with plenty in hand and could easily still be well ahead of his mark. Dysart Enos is taken to turn around Greatwood form with Be Aware and give the selection most to so. Reappearing Scottish Champion winner Favour And Fortune completes the shortlist.

KABRAL DU MATHAN (FR)
DYSART ENOS (IRE)
BE AWARE (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Luccia

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: Paul O'Brien | T: N J Henderson

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £71,188.002nd: £26,712.003rd: £13,375.004th: £6,662.005th: £3,350.006th: £1,675.00