Ascot Races
Ascot
15:35
Betfair Exchange Trophy (A Handicap Hurdle) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023
Distance: 1m7½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.70 £2.60 £1.70
Exacta: £36.40
Tricast: £195.15
Trifecta: £194.50
Non-Runners: Nemean Lion (unsuitable ground), Salsada (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Luccia (GB) | 6 M | Good | Nicky Henderson | 162 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Took keen hold - made virtually all - good jump last - soon ridden and hung right - always doing enough(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Impose Toi (FR) | 7 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader when mistake 2 out - mistake last - soon ridden - kept on run-in - not recover(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Altobelli (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Harry Fry | 158 lbs | 18/5 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - headway after 3 out - pressed leaders when awkward jump 2 out - hung right approaching last - kept on run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Moveit Like Minnie (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 145 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - challenging 2 out - no extra run-in | |
| 5th | 1 | Hansard (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 165 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - good headway on inner 4 out - no impression when mistake last - kept on run-in(op 20/1) | |
| 6th | 11 | Onlyamatteroftime (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 142 lbs | 4/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - outpaced after 3 out - hung left home turn - rallied approaching last - not pace to challenge(op 3/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Iberico Lord (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 11/4F | 2.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - no impression when not fluent last - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 5/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Faivoir (FR) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 163 lbs | 33/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - no impression(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Teddy Blue (GER) | 7 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 157 lbs | 28/1 | 15 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 3 out - mistake 2 out(tchd 25/1) |