15:35 Ascot

Saturday 7 October 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Howden Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 27.14s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Fresh

4/1, 9/2, 4/1

9/2

Quinault

11/2, 5/1

11/2

Hickory

6/1

13/2

Popmaster

9/1

10/1

Pearle D'or

11/1

10/1

Biggles

11/1

10/1

Maywake

14/1, 12/1

11/1

Escobar

12/1

14/1

Glenfinnan

16/1

14/1

Bless Him

14/1

Orbaan

16/1

Lethal Levi

22/1

20/1

Atrium

25/1

Ropey Guest

28/1

Blue For You

28/1

Rhoscolyn

33/1

Ancestral Land

50/1

SP Book Percentage 144.18

Non-Runners

(15)

Baradar²²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: G Boughey J: H Crouch

Forecasts

Fresh (9/2), Quinault (11/2), Baradar (11/2), Hickory (13/2), Popmaster (10/1), Pearle D'or (10/1), Biggles (10/1), Maywake (11/1), Escobar (14/1), Glenfinnan (14/1), Bless Him (14/1), Orbaan (16/1), Lethal Levi (20/1), Atrium (25/1), Ropey Guest (28/1), Blue For You (28/1), Rhoscolyn (33/1), Ancestral Land (50/1)

A typically competitive renewal of this valuable handicap and FRESH is taken to register a belated first success of the season. The 6-y-o is now 3 lb lower than for the second of his two C&D victories in 2022 and again shaped as though he's ready to strike when sixth at the Curragh last month. The David O'Meara-trained duo Orbaan and Pearle d'Or both merit respect, while the hat-trick seeking Baradar, recent listed winner Popmaster and consistent types Quinault and Maywake all have claims, too.