November 02 / 13.30 Ascot

13.30

Good

Ascot Underwriting Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10562
  • 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: Mostly cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50

Form: 3141-2 D

Last run: 175 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Won 2m3f/2m5f novice hurdles last season (the latest on good ground) and he was clear of the third when runner-up on his handicap debut at Warwick (3lb lower); chasing is now the way forward and his trainer seems to like him a lot according to his Stable Tour.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

17th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 53y

Class 3

13:15 Windsor

Bhaloo

11st 4lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Won a four-runner race at Ascot (2m3f; stays 2m5f) on chase debut in November, sometimes jumping to his right; reverted to hurdling and upped to 3m for handicap at Cheltenham five weeks ago, running poorly, but he's interesting if tapping into the Ascot promise.

6/1

2

17th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 53y

Class 3

13:15 Windsor

Bhaloo

11st 4lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Won a four-runner race at Ascot (2m3f; stays 2m5f) on chase debut in November, sometimes jumping to his right; reverted to hurdling and upped to 3m for handicap at Cheltenham five weeks ago, running poorly, but he's interesting if tapping into the Ascot promise.

6/1

6/1

Form: 23200- D

Last run: 189 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Last season fizzled out (tried headgear) and he's 0-8 since arriving from France, yet there has been lots of promise as when narrowly beaten in good handicap hurdles at Newbury (2m) and here (2m3f; again good to soft); nothing wrong with his mark should he fancy this new challenge.
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2nd

6

16th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 3

12:22 Southwell

Bad

11st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

French hurdle winner (2m2f, heavy) who is 0-10 in Britain but this 5yo ran some good races over hurdles last season and showed signs of promise at Ascot (2m3f, good) last month on his first two chase starts; would have gone closer last time if he'd jumped with greater fluency late on; not discounted.

4/1

Form: 40-033 D

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper and two hurdles for Willie Mullins, for whom he signed off with a third on chase debut; his second attempt was better when close up in a 2m6f beginners' chase at Galway for Sophie Leech and just behind him that day (off level weights) was last week's Cheltenham handicap winner Lisnamult Lad; that run brings him into the equation for his new yard.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

23rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 5f 94y

Class 2

14:05 Ascot

What Path

11st 6lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Keiran Burke

Won a bumper and two hurdles for Willie Mullins, for whom he signed off with a third on chase debut; with Sophie Leech when close up in a 2m6f beginners' chase at Galway and would have found 2m3f too sharp here three weeks ago on first run for current yard; whether he'll stay this far (unraced beyond 3m) remains to be seen.

20/1

3rd

4

23rd Nov 2024

Good

3m 5f 94y

Class 2

14:05 Ascot

What Path

11st 6lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Keiran Burke

Won a bumper and two hurdles for Willie Mullins, for whom he signed off with a third on chase debut; with Sophie Leech when close up in a 2m6f beginners' chase at Galway and would have found 2m3f too sharp here three weeks ago on first run for current yard; whether he'll stay this far (unraced beyond 3m) remains to be seen.

20/1

3rd

2

2nd Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 175y

Class 3

13:30 Ascot

What Path

11st 9lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Keiran Burke

prominent, disputing second 4 out, outpaced from 2 out

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 333/2- D

Last run: 344 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Chase career aborted after just two attempts in late 2022 and very lightly raced in the meantime; returned to fences with a second of four over C&D (good) last November and that effort was on a par with his peak hurdle form; still didn't look a complete natural that day and absent since; stable's early runners have been needing the run.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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

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

2nd

1

24th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 175y

Class 3

12:50 Ascot

Samarrive

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Jumping issues saw chase career aborted after just two attempts last season; steadied the ship with good runs in strong handicap hurdles here (2m3f, good to soft) and at Sandown (2m4f, soft) since and connections evidently keen to give fences another go; this mark is no gift but hard to rule out.

3/1

Non-runners

Leader In The Park

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £3.60
Straight Forecast £3.94
Trifecta £7.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Leader In The Park

LAMBOURN:

Bhaloo

RP RATINGS:

Samarrive

TOPSPEED:

What Path

Daily Mail:

Bad

WEST COUNTRY:

Leader In The Park

The Times:

Leader In The Park

D Express:

Leader In The Park

Daily Mirror:

Leader In The Park

The Star:

Leader In The Park

Telegraph:

Bhaloo

The Sun:

Bhaloo

Daily Record:

What Path

POSTDATA:

Samarrive

The Guardian:

Samarrive