Racecards
16:10 Ascot
Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 58y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,008
- 2nd: £5,980
- 3rd: £2,990
- 4th: £1,495
- Form 15-122
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey H Cobden
handy, outpaced and pushed along home turn, rallying when not fluent 2 out, soon chased leader, kept on but no impression
- Form 1-317
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
made all, pushed along home turn and forged clear, ran on well, readily
Groovy Blue
48- Form 8-16P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
wore red hood to post, chased front pair, jumped left 3 out, went 2nd home turn, not fluent 2 out and soon beaten
Old Cowboy
14- Form 42-33
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey David Noonan
held up in rear, carried left jumping 3 out, soon closed up, pushed along into 3rd home turn, weakened after 2 out
Previous results
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Formwatch
Crest Of Fortune 4-5fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, pressed leader from 2 out, ridden before last, kept on to dispute lead run-in, headed closing stages, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Peacenik (11-1) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
First Confession (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up behind leaders, lost place before 4th, not fluent 7th, well behind 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind The New Lion (11-7) at Newbury 2m 5f (1) gs in Dec.
Groovy Blue 13-2 (11-0) Handy, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, well behind when pulled up after 3 out, at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.
Old Cowboy 11-8 (11-2) Raced in 2nd, keen, tracked front pair 3rd, pushed along and every chance 2 out, soon held and dropped away before last, 3rd of 4, 18 3/4l behind Diamonds For Luck (11-8) at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Feb.
Kingston Pride (IRE) 6-4fav (11-2) Mid-division on inside, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and weakened rapidly home turn, pulled up after 2 out, at Sandown 2m 4f (1) sft in Dec.
Just A Rose (FR) 10-3 (10-13) In touch behind leaders, smooth headway to lead and went clear before 2 out, extended advantage before last, pushed out run-in, impressive, won at Taunton 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Jan beating Five Quarters (11-6) by 26l, 12 ran.