
Results From Ascot - Saturday, 23rd December 2023
Ascot 12:40 Result
Ascot Racecourse Supports Schools Photography Competition Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 9 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £8,265, 2nd £3,803, 3rd £1,901, 4th £952, 5th £474
- Distance 2m 7f 118y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 12:40
- Winning Time 05:48
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold, prominent, went second and ridden just after 2 out, pressed leader when good jump last, led narrowly towards finish, gamely
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2ndhd
led, briefly headed 5 out, mistake and headed 4 out, led again after 3 out, faced challenge from last, headed towards finish, kept on
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
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3rd1 ¾
held up in rear, mistake 1st, slow jump 2nd, good headway on outer 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, rallied and went third last, kept on run-in
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4th3
took keen hold, towards rear on inner, headway 3 out, no impression when switched left approaching last, went fourth run-in
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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5th1
prominent, briefly led 5 out, led 4 out, headed and pressed leader after 3 out, hung right and lost two places from last
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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6th13
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent and lost position 4 out, weakened 3 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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7th½
in touch with leaders, outpaced when awkward jump 2 out, soon weakened
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took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, always behind
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raced wide, always behind
Ascot 13:15 Result
Howden Graduation Chase (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 3 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £26,015, 2nd £11,960, 3rd £5,980, 4th £2,990, 5th £1,495, 6th £745
- Distance 2m 5f 8y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 13:15
- Winning Time 05:23
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, went second 6th, mistake 5 out, led 3 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well run-in
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd6 ½
led, not fluent 5 out, headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd31
raced in second, not fluent 3rd, dropped to last 6th, soon lost ground and niggled along briefly, not fluent and outpaced 11th, reminders after 12th, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.75
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Exacta£4.5
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Trifecta£7.9
Ascot 13:50 Result
Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £18,211, 2nd £8,372, 3rd £4,186, 4th £2,093, 5th £1,047, 6th £522
- Distance 2m 2f 175y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 13:50
- Winning Time 04:46
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, not fluent 10th, went third going easily but bad mistake 3 out, soon pushed along, went second 2 out, soon hung right and ridden, 5 lengths down last, kept on to lead final strides
Naps:
- myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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2nd½
led, clear 5th, reduced lead 8th, mistake 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, 5 lengths ahead last, idled final 110yds, headed final strides, just held second
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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3rdhd
raced wide and in third, bad mistake 3rd, went second 11th, lost second 2 out, wandered on approach and 6 lengths down last, stayed on
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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4th5 ½
towards rear, hit 4 out, went fourth 3 out, soon no impression
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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5th8 ½
in rear, not fluent 5th, weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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PU
raced in second, lost position 11th, not fluent 12th, weakened and dropped to rear 3 out, pulled up 2 out
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PU
in rear, struggling 12th, lost touch 3 out, pulled up 2 out, never going well
Naps:
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.25
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Exacta£11.7
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Trifecta£75.4
Ascot 14:25 Result
Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £62,645, 2nd £23,507, 3rd £11,770, 4th £5,863, 5th £2,948, 6th £1,474
- Distance 3m 0f 97y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 14:25
- Winning Time 05:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway 2 out, ridden and pressed leader approaching last, briefly disputed lead just after last, led towards finish, gamely
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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2ndshd
in touch with leaders on inner, headway 2 out, led approaching last, briefly disputed lead just after last, kept on but headed towards finish
Naps:
- Chris Connolly - Norwich Evening News
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
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3rd6
took keen hold, led at steady pace, jumped left 6th, increased tempo from 5 out, not fluent and briefly headed 3 out, lost two places approaching last, weakened final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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4th3
held up in rear, outpaced and pushed along briefly before 4 out, bit short of room before 3 out, rallied before 2 out, went fourth run-in, not pace to challenge
Naps:
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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5th1 ½
raced wide early, took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 6th, briefly led 3 out, weakened approaching last, lost fourth run-in
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6th½
prominent, mistake 2 out, soon lost ground, weakened gradually run-in
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7th4 ¾
took keen hold, prominent, lost position after 5 out, bit short of room and dropped to last before 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened last
Naps:
- - picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
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8th3 ¼
raced wide, took keen hold, held up in rear, brief headway 3rd, not fluent 4th, no impression when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
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9th1 ¾
took keen hold, towards rear on inner, hung right and weakened from 2 out
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10th24
took keen hold, always behind, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6
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Exacta£35.1
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Trifecta£147.7
Ascot 15:00 Result
Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £56,950, 2nd £21,370, 3rd £10,700, 4th £5,330, 5th £2,680, 6th £1,340
- Distance 2m 7f 180y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 15:00
- Winning Time 06:09
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear on outer, pushed along 3 out, headway to lead just after 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden out
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
- - Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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2nd¾
held up in rear, switched left 2 out, headway and 4 lengths down when hit last, soon went second, ran on
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd3 ¾
held up in rear on inner, headway 16th, pressed leaders 2 out, outpaced approaching last, stayed on and went third run-in
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4th1
prominent, not fluent 13th, went second 2 out, 2 lengths down when bad mistake last, no extra and lost two places run-in
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Tipman Tips - tipmantips.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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5th5 ½
prominent, led narrowly 4 out, headed just after 2 out, weakened run-in
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6th6 ½
midfield, headway and prominent 10th, led 14th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- The Punt - Racing Post
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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7th3
midfield, not fluent 1st, towards rear 7th, headway 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, weakened approaching last
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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8th3
towards rear, headway into midfield 6th, prominent 4 out, briefly disputed lead 3 out, weakened after 2 out
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9th7 ½
prominent, briefly disputed lead 3 out, weakened 2 out
Naps:
- Irish Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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10th11
led, jumped left 5th, headed 14th, not fluent 4 out, weakened quickly 3 out
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NR
unsuitable ground
Ascot 15:35 Result
Betfair Exchange Trophy (A Handicap Hurdle) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 9 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £85,425, 2nd £32,055, 3rd £16,050, 4th £7,995, 5th £4,020, 6th £2,010
- Distance 1m 7f 152y
- Going GOOD (Good to soft in places; Chs 5.7, Hdl 6.2)
- Off Time 15:35
- Winning Time 03:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold, made virtually all, good jump last, soon ridden and hung right, always doing enough
Naps:
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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2ndnk
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader when mistake 2 out, mistake last, soon ridden, kept on run-in, not recover
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Score - Racing TV
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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3rd1 ¼
took keen hold, in touch with leaders on outer, headway after 3 out, pressed leaders when awkward jump 2 out, hung right approaching last, kept on run-in
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
- West Country - Racing Post
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Tom Park - Weekender
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th1 ¼
pressed leader, not fluent 3rd, challenging 2 out, no extra run-in
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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5th½
held up in rear, good headway on inner 4 out, no impression when mistake last, kept on run-in
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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6th2
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 3 out, hung left home turn, rallied approaching last, not pace to challenge
Naps:
- Jon Freeman - The i
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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7th2 ½
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position after 3 out, no impression when not fluent last, weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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8th10
took keen hold, held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, no impression
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9th15
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3 out, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out
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NR
self certificate
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NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead