12:50 Ascot

Saturday 31 October 2026

All12:5013:2514:0014:3315:1015:4316:15

Grundon Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 4m 36.10s

1^st

Media Mogul

511-2

9/4f

T: Tom DascombeJ: David Bass

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, edged left flat, driven out op 5/2 tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Mr Rafiki

510-13

16/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 2 out, went third last, kept on flat, went second post, no impression on winner tchd 20/1

3^rd

nse

Lord Chamberlain

511-4

16/1

T: Ryan HatchJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, going strongly after 3 out, headway and close up 2 out, mistake last, no impression on winner flat, lost second post op 14/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Jammy Jay

610-3

8/1

T: H J EvansJ: Benjamin Macey (5)

Chased leaders, went second 7th, led before 2 out, headed after 2 out, weakened flat op 17/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

1 ¾

Secret Sniper

511-2

5/2

T: H MorrisonJ: J J Burke

Held up in mid-division on outside, not fluent 4th, headway before 2 out, beaten when mistake last, weakened flat op 2/1 tchd 11/4

6^th

Fidendum

711-12

13/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (3)

Led and raced a but wide, headed before 2 out, lost place before last op 7/1

7^th

Top Coeur

510-3

20/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor

Chased leader until 7th, lost place before 2 out tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1

8^th

Handmedownastar

612-0

15/2

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: Nathan Andrews (10)

Mid-division, headway on outside 3 out, lost place before 2 out op 10/1

9^th

Beau Quali

611-10

22/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)

Chased leaders, slow 5th, lost place before 3 out, soon behind op 18/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Outmaster¹³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.30, £3.20, £4.10EX:£40.60Trifecta:£392.40Tricast:£472.65SF:£36.96Swingers:£7.40, £6.90, £20.30

Forecasts

Media Mogul (9/4), Secret Sniper (5/2), Outmaster (11/4), Fidendum (13/2), Handmedownastar (15/2), Jammy Jay (8/1), Mr Rafiki (16/1), Lord Chamberlain (16/1), Top Coeur (20/1), Beau Quali (22/1)

With the form of his latest second working out well, MEDIA MOGUL may go one better in spite of his quirks. Well-related Secret Sniper is likely to be a danger if fit and well, while Beau Quali looks an interesting each-way contender with a run under his belt.

MEDIA MOGUL (IRE)
SECRET SNIPER
BEAU QUALI (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Loustic Du Chatel

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: Brendan Powell | T: Miss H C Knight

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,793.002nd: £4,046.003rd: £2,023.004th: £1,012.005th: £504.00