Racecards
12:55 Ascot
Bet With Ascot Donation Box Scheme Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 141y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,615
- 2nd: £6,272
- 3rd: £3,135
- 4th: £1,570
Farnoge
35- Form 2/1-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
made all, 4 lengths clear when jumped slow at last, ridden and ran on
- Form F1/45-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey S Bowen
close up in rear, headway to press leaders 3 out, ridden next, weakened last
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
raced wide close up, went 2nd 5out, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace
- Form 13-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Rex Dingle
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next
Excello (FR)
221- Form 22212-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
tracked winner until 5 out, tracked leaders, switched left approaching last, stayed on one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Genietoile has been a little disappointing so far and was almost three lengths behind Saladins Son at Chepstow but Farnoge is 2-2 under Rules having won a bumper and a hurdle. EXCELLO ran five times in France and didn’t finish out of the first two in any of those races. Now with Nicky Henderson, he can land this ahead of Leader In The Park, who won his only race between the flags by a distance and could be anything.
Formwatch
Farnoge 5-6fav (11-0) Made all, shaken up and went clear with runner-up from 2 out, kept on well flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) hvy in Oct beating Flying Fortune (10-6) by 3l, 10 ran.
Genietoile (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along after 2 out, weakened between last two, 5th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Masaccio (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Leader In The Park (IRE) Evens (12-2) Chsd ldrs & jw, mstk 4out, chall ldr aftr 3out, ld bef 2out, 2l adv when left well clr 2out, easily, won at Tallow 3m mdn Yielding in Feb beating Hostile Hotelier (12-2) by dist, 9 ran.
Saladins Son (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leader, led 2nd, pushed along headed and dropped to 3rd soon after 2 out, chased leading pair, well held when lost remote 3rd last, 4th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Masaccio (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Excello (FR) (10-7) 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Jardin D'arthel (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 6f lst hvy in Apr.