Ascot Races
Ascot
13:15
Ascot Shop Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £1.70 £1.20 £3.30
Exacta: £14.80
Trifecta: £173
Non-Runners: Idy Wood (self certificate), Noble Don (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Pic Roc (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 156 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in second - shaken up and led just before 2 out - edged left after 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Inthewaterside (FR) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 13/8F | 2.25 | Fractious at the post - took keen hold - led - headed just before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - switched right approaching last - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was restless in preliminaries)(op 5/4) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Juventus De Brion (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 18/1 | 3.5 | Held up in midfield - pushed along after 3 out - headway 2 out - stayed on and went third run-in(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Vincenzo (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Sam Thomas | 156 lbs | 100/30 | 2.75 | Prominent - pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened and lost third run-in(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Casual Observer (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Derham | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 10 | Towards rear - headway 3 out - hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Phantomofthepoints (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David Pipe | 156 lbs | 9/2 | 1.25 | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders on outer - pushed along 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Theyseekhimthere (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 161 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Held up in midfield - hit 5th - not fluent 6th - soon dropped to rear and struggling(op 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Officer Of State (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 80/1 | .5 | In rear - never dangerous(op 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Bucksy Des Epeires (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders on inner - weakened quickly 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1) |