Ascot Races
Ascot
14:25
Howden Long Walk Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.80 £2 £2.60
Exacta: £35.10
Tricast: £252.23
Trifecta: £147.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Crambo (GB) | 7 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 2 out - ridden and pressed leader approaching last - briefly disputed lead just after last - led towards finish - gamely(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Paisley Park (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | In touch with leaders on inner - headway 2 out - led approaching last - briefly disputed lead just after last - kept on but headed towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Dashel Drasher (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 161 lbs | 17/2 | 6 | Took keen hold - led at steady pace - jumped left 6th - increased tempo from 5 out - not fluent and briefly headed 3 out - lost two places approaching last - weakened final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Champ (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 3 | Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along briefly before 4 out - bit short of room before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 9 | Blueking d'Oroux (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 9/1 | 1.5 | Raced wide early - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 6th - briefly led 3 out - weakened approaching last - lost fourth run-in(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Botox Has (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Prominent - mistake 2 out - soon lost ground - weakened gradually run-in | ||
| 7th | 6 | Gowel Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 10/1 | 4.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost position after 5 out - bit short of room and dropped to last before 4 out - rallied 2 out - weakened last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Red Risk (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.25 | Raced wide - took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway 3rd - not fluent 4th - no impression when mistake 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 9th | 5 | Goshen (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - towards rear on inner - hung right and weakened from 2 out(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 10 | West Balboa (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 3/1F | 24 | Took keen hold - always behind - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare ran too free)(tchd 16/5) |