October 29 / 13.30 Ascot

13.30

Good To Soft

Ascot Underwriting Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £9258.2
  • 2m 2f 175y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Ascot Underwriting Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50

Form: 1327-2 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict
Held his own in some good handicap hurdles last season, winning one of them at Cheltenham in November (2m5f, good; fine on softer); 5lb out of the weights for this but a greater concern would be his lack of fluency when beaten at short odds on his chase debut at Perth (2m4f handicap, good); can't afford to be so novicey in this stronger company.
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Verdict Starting price

21th

2

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Gowel Road

11st 10lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Can front-run; Cheltenham regular, where he won a 3m Grade 2 last January; sixth in this in 2024 and ran creditably here on three of his first five starts this season, before a big run under Toby McCain-Mitchell at Chepstow 19 days ago; back up 2lb to his career-high mark but probably not far away.

28/1

2nd

1

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

14:55 Chepstow

Gowel Road

12st 0lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Cheltenham regular, where he won a 3m Grade 2 last January from Monmiral; ran creditably there on three of his latest four starts but he's only 2lb off his career-high mark; cheekpieces (worn on last three starts) are off; 5lb claimer is recruited.

6/1

4th

1

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:35 Cheltenham

Gowel Road

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Course regular who won this last year (soft); however, today's contest looks like it will take more winning, even before factoring in the 6lb penalty he carries this time around; looks vulnerable on this season's evidence.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 21120- D BF

Last run: 204 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Disappointing at Aintree in April but had been going great guns over hurdles, following his clearcut win in Kempton's Lanzarote (2m5f) with a second of 23 in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham (2m4f); clearly not ideal being 6lb out of the weights and his future will be over further, but he should still pose a threat if making a smooth transition to fences.
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0

5

2nd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 2

13:40 Newbury

Cobblers Dream

11st 5lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

prominent

12/1

3rd

3

13th Nov 2023

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Kempton

Cobblers Dream

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Ben Case

Won Lanzarote over C&D (soft) in good style in January 2022 and began last season with two very respectable chase runs, but absent since pulled up in gruelling Lanzarote this year; hard to tell where we are with him at the moment.

7/1

11/10

Form: 47311- C

Last run: 252 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 157

Form & Verdict
Not always dependable over hurdles but he was high-class on his day and particularly effective running right-handed; the manner in which he jumped the smaller obstacles bodes well for his new discipline and it was a very pleasing recent effort on the Flat when nearly winning a highly competitive 1m4f handicap at Goodwood; loves the mud but good to soft is fine.
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13th

12

26th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 146y

Class 1

16:10 Sandown

Goshen

10st 2lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

5lb out of the handicap; 9yo whose career has contained plenty of surprises and performing so manfully in 3m handicap chases on good ground at Ascot and this track on his last two starts is arguably one of them; that's nowhere near his old hurdles form but he's been sticking on as if his next reinvention could be as a stayer.

40/1

13th

12

26th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 146y

Class 1

16:10 Sandown

Goshen

10st 2lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

5lb out of the handicap; 9yo whose career has contained plenty of surprises and performing so manfully in 3m handicap chases on good ground at Ascot and this track on his last two starts is arguably one of them; that's nowhere near his old hurdles form but he's been sticking on as if his next reinvention could be as a stayer.

40/1

3rd

1

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 37y

Class 3

15:35 Sandown

Goshen

11st 12lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

9yo who is somewhat mercurial but he's run pretty well in defeat the last twice here (2m7f, heavy; hurdles) and Ascot (3m, good; fences); goes well at Sandown and drops back down in grade today; could be involved.

5/1

Form: 71P91- D

Last run: 189 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Looked good when on his game over hurdles last season and he won a 2m4f good-ground handicap at Sandown in April with any amount in hand; 3lb wrong here so effectively 9lb higher for this chasing debut, but switching disciplines might well unlock further improvement.
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8th

3

22nd Feb 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

13:15 Kempton

Samarrive

11st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, mistake and lost position 5th

14/1

2

15th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 58y

Class 2

14:25 Ascot

Samarrive

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Soundly beaten in novice handicap chase here in sole run this term; good third off 7lb higher in this race two years ago but it's not clear whether he's still capable of the same form.

16/1

4th

1

2nd Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 175y

Class 3

13:30 Ascot

Samarrive

11st 10lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, hung right after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

11/4

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £15.30
Straight Forecast £18.16
Trifecta £24.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Goshen

D Express:

Cobblers Dream

TOPSPEED:

Gowel Road

WEST COUNTRY:

Samarrive

The Star:

Cobblers Dream

POSTDATA:

Gowel Road

The Times:

Goshen

Telegraph:

Goshen

The Guardian:

Goshen

Daily Mail:

Goshen

Daily Mirror:

Goshen

The Sun:

Goshen

Daily Record:

Goshen