14:53 Ascot

Saturday 17 January 2026

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BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 63y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:56  |   Winning time: 4m 52.50s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1f
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Wore hood to post, travelled strongly, midfield, smooth headway to dispute lead 2 out, soon led outright going easily, pushed out run-in tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
4/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)
Held up in rear, headway to dispute lead 6th, soon led outright, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, no match for winner run-in op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
7 ½
10
17/2
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced 2 out, some headway approaching last, kept on and went third final strides op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
9
4/1
T: T LawesJ: K Brogan
Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, headway to dispute third 2 out, soon chased leaders, no extra and lost third final strides op 7/2
5th
Horse silk
9
6
16/1
T: D PipeJ: Brendan Powell
Wore hood to post, prominent, dropped to midfield before 7th, ridden and faded before 2 out op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
8
50/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams
Led, joined 3rd, headed 6th, ridden before 3 out, soon faded op 40/1
7th
Horse silk
5
2
1111-6
8/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, in touch 7th, ridden and no impression before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1
8th
Horse silk
22
4
11/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Held up in midfield, awkward 3rd, pushed along in rear before 7th, tailed off before 2 out tchd 10/1
9th
Horse silk
50
7
8/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Close up in touch, disputed lead 3rd, headed before 7th, ridden and outpaced by leaders 2 out where not fluent, soon faded tchd 9/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
1011-4
22/1
T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver
Prominent, ridden and weakened before 2 out where pulled up op 20/1 tchd 18/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.70, £1.90, £2.50EX:£19.60Trifecta:£135.70Tricast:£92.80SF:£16.10Swingers:£3.80, £5.90, £8.10

Forecasts

Came From Nowhere (3/1), Tripoli Flyer (4/1), Surrey Lord (4/1), Faivoir (8/1), Marche D'aligre (8/1), Moveit Like Minnie (17/2), Samuel Spade (11/1), Thanksforthehelp (16/1), Metier (22/1), Patriotik (50/1)

Verdict

SURREY LORD is going the right way and is taken to defy the handicapper again. The class-dropping Tripoli Flyer is second choice ahead of Marche d'Aligre, a good second on both starts this season.

  1. SURREY LORD (IRE)
  2. TRIPOLI FLYER (IRE)
  3. MARCHE D'ALIGRE (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Altobelli
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 7
J: Bryan Carver  |  T: H Fry
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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