14:25 Ascot

Saturday 20 December 2025

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

Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 58.59s

1^st

Impose Toi

711-7

3/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in midfield, smooth headway 2 out, pressed leader approaching last, soon ridden to lead, kept on op 11/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Strong Leader

811-7

15/2

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Disputed lead, headed before 3rd, headway to lead before 9th, ridden before 2 out, diminishing advantage and pressed for lead approaching last where not fluent, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/2

3^rd

Honesty Policy

511-7

11/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Midfield, chased leader 3 out, ridden before 2 out, in touch but lost second approaching last, kept on without threatening tchd 5/2

4^th

Potters Charm

611-7

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Midfield, went third 3 out, soon ridden, in touch but lost third 2 out, faded approaching last op 6/1

5^th

1 ¼

Doddiethegreat

911-7

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Disputed lead, headed before 3rd, dropped to rear before 5th, ridden and minor headway 2 out, kept on run-in, no danger op 25/1

6^th

Altobelli

711-7

22/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out, minor headway 2 out where not fluent, no impression approaching last op 28/1

7^th

Crambo

811-7

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Prominent, lost position and ridden before 3 out, no impression before 2 out op 14/1

8^th

Colonel Mustard

1011-7

20/1

T: L FowlerJ: John Shinnick

Held up in midfield, briefly ridden before 9th, soon driven, outpaced 2 out, soon faded op 22/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Beauport

911-7

18/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Disputed lead, led outright before 3rd, headed before 9th, lost position and not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and pulled up op 25/1

Gwennie May Boy

711-7

40/1

T: O MurphyJ: Charlie Deutsch

Always in rear, not fluent 7th, pulled up before 9th

Jet Blue

611-7

17/2

T: D CottinJ: H Cobden

Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced before 9th, pulled up before 2 out op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.70, £2.20, £1.40EX:£23.70Trifecta:£69.80Tricast:£69.66SF:£24.90Swingers:£4.90, £1.70, £4.90

Forecasts

Honesty Policy (11/4), Impose Toi (3/1), Potters Charm (9/2), Strong Leader (15/2), Jet Blue (17/2), Crambo (16/1), Beauport (18/1), Colonel Mustard (20/1), Doddiethegreat (22/1), Altobelli (22/1), Gwennie May Boy (40/1)

HONESTY POLICY rapidly developed into a very smart novice hurdler last season and is selected to take the next step up the ladder on his return to action. On 6 lb better terms, Strong Leader can turn around recent Newbury placings with Impose Toi and give Gordon Elliott's charge most to do.

HONESTY POLICY (IRE)
STRONG LEADER
IMPOSE TOI (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Crambo

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: J J Burke | T: F O'Brien

9/1

Prize Money

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