14:25 Ascot
Saturday 18 December 2021
All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35
Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 3m 97y | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 6m 8.45s
T: N J HendersonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, raced keenly, went prominent 6th, pressed leader going well home turn, led before 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, stayed on resolutely from last, always doing enough to assert close home op 3/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders, went into 3rd 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden before 2 out, strongly pressed leader 2 out, kept on well, no extra closing stages tchd 9/4
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, ridden home turn, stayed on well from before last, never on terms with front pair op 5/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Towards rear, pushed along and headway into 4th home turn, ridden to chase front pair after 2 out, kept on but no extra run-in tchd 10/1
T: M J SmithJ: Keith Donoghue
Prominent, led 5th, pressed and ridden home turn, weakened before last op 4/1 tchd 16/5
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led, headed and tracked leader 5th, ridden after 3 out and gradually lost place, well held from 2 out op 14/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Deutsch
In rear, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, never in contention op 33/1
Also Ran
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge
Tracked leaders, lost place and mistake 4 out, soon ridden and lost touch, pulled up after 3 out op 33/1
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Non-Runners
1
Buzz28
Weight: 11-7| Age: 7
T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.90, £1.30, £1.70EX:£11.80Trifecta:£74.30Tricast:£53.57SF:£14.60Swingers:£2.70, £3.90, £3.20
Forecasts
Buzz (2/1), Thyme Hill (5/2), Ronald Pump (3/1), Champ (4/1), Paisley Park (11/2), Thomas Darby (9/1), On The Blind Side (12/1), Third Wind (22/1), Lisnagar Oscar (40/1)
A high-class renewal. In the absence of Buzz, last year's runner-up and Aintree Stayers' Hurdle winner THYME HILL can get back to winning ways and put a lesser reappearance effort in France firmly behind him. Irish-challenger Ronald Pump looks the main threat now back at his optimum trip, with highly talented Champ not discounted either returned to hurdles.
- THYME HILL
- RONALD PUMP
- CHAMP (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £59,798.002nd: £22,438.003rd: £11,235.004th: £5,596.005th: £2,814.006th: £1,407.00
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