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13:15 Ascot

Ascot Annual Badgeholders' Juvenile Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,383
  • 2nd: £1,295
  • 3rd: £648
  • 4th: £324
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 48.20s
  • Off Time: 13:15:13
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap
4/9
  • Form 331-521
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 145

held up in mid-division, headway 5th, soon chasing leaders, led on bit approaching last, pushed clear, impressive

2
Silk - Mauve, yellow sleeves, mauve diamonds, mauve cap, yellow diamond
  • Form 211237
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 123

led, not fluent 4 out, driven after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra

3
Silk - Red, pink hoop and armlets
  • Form 84
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, ridden to challenge before 2 out, soon one pace, lost 3rd close home

4
Silk - Royal blue, brown hoops, royal blue sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 67
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, effort approaching last, stayed on well to take 3rd closing stages, never able to challenge

5
Silk - Dark Green, White seams, Dark Green sleeves, White cap, Red star
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakened after next

6
Silk - Black, Red triple diamond, Black sleeves, Red stars, Black cap, Red diamond
66/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

raced in rear, keen early, ridden after 3 out, soon no impression

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW spots, halved sleeves, PURPLE cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in rear, headway 4th, soon tracking leaders, lost place after 3 out

8
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, under pressure 4 out, soon behind, tailed off

9
Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap
33/1
  • Form P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway to chase leaders when not fluent 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out

10
NR
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Grandouet, well ahead of Two Kisses when second to Sam Winner in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham in November, got off the mark in this country when beating stablemate A Media Luz at Newbury last month. That's probably decent form and he sets the standard here but has to give 10lb to PLENTY POCKET. A winner twice on the Flat in France last year Paul Nicholls' hurdling newcomer, who has a jumping pedigree, had Magic Prospect behind at Saint-Cloud last June and will have had plenty of schooling. With Ian Popham's claim reducing his weight by a further 5lb, he could be the one to beat. Ostentation and Truly Magic were both winners on the level but could have stamina issues over timber.

Formwatch

Grandouet (FR) 11-10fav (11-8) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 2nd, led on inside approaching 2 out, over 2 lengths ahead last, soon drew clear and heavily eased flat, won at Newbury 2m 3yo hdl (3) gs in Dec beating A Media Luz (10-5) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.

Two Kisses (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, led 3 out, headed when blundered 2 out, weakened approaching last, 7th of 15, 35l behind Sam Winner (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m juv nov hdl Grd 2 (1) gs in Nov.

L'eminence Grise (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Pecked 1st, chased leader until 2nd, stayed well there in 3rd, disputing 2nd 3 out, soon ridden and weakened after next, 4th of 8, 24l behind Grandouet (11-8) at Newbury 2m 3yo hdl (3) gs in Dec.

Looks Like Slim 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat, nearest finish, 7th of 16, 6l behind Tony Star (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gs.

Magic Prospect (FR) 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leader until over 5f out, soon lost place, last and strugging 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, 45l behind Mikhail Glinka (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun (flat).

Ostentation 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced when not much room and switched left inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 10, 7l behind Inpursuitoffreedom (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct (flat).

Plenty Pocket (FR) (8-5) 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Representing (9-6) at Craon(FR) 1m 4f stk gd in Sep (flat).

Singapore Storm (FR) Sagacity gelding out of Castlevania.

Whitby Jack 10-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, headwy 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Music Of The Moor (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) hvy, 12 ran.

Truly Magic 33-1 (8-5) Slight lead until 4f out, chased leaders until ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 26l behind Toby Tyler (8-12) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Oct (flat).