14:25 Ascot

Saturday 20 December 2025

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

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 102y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 5m 58.59s
1st
Horse silk
8
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
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
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
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
4th
Horse silk
7
10
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
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
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
6th
Horse silk
14
1
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
7th
Horse silk
25
4
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
8th
Horse silk
sh
3
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

PU
Horse silk
2
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
PU
Horse silk
6
Gwennie May Boy
711-7
40/1
T: O MurphyJ: Charlie Deutsch
Always in rear, not fluent 7th, pulled up before 9th
PU
Horse silk
9
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. HONESTY POLICY (IRE)
  2. STRONG LEADER
  3. 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

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