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12:40 Ascot

Ascot Supporting Our Local Community Juvenile Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 152y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.30s
  • Off Time: 12:42:05
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Gibralfaro (IRE)

4/5

    2
    Silk -

    Connetable (FR)

    9/4

      1
      Silk - Pink, large Purple spots, hooped sleeves

      Connetable (FR)

      261 D
      9/4
      • Form 41-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 139

      tracked leaders, jumped well, ridden to challenge after 2 out, kept on well closing stages

      2
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap

      Gibralfaro (IRE)

      27 D
      4/5
      • Form 1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-4

      made all, pressed from 4 out, driven when challenged before last, stayed on gamely

      3
      Silk - Red and emerald green check, white cap

      Jinsha Lake (IRE)

      50 t
      25/1
      • Form 3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in rear, struggling before 4 out, soon beaten, plugged on, modest 5th

      4
      Silk - Beige, Purple hoops, White cap, Purple tassel

      Sea Serpent (FR)

      25
      33/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      prominent, mistake 2nd, lost place before 4 out, kept on under pressure, modest 4th

      5
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue seams, striped sleeves, red cap

      Swincombe Toby

      62
      5/1
      • Form 8-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 122

      pulled hard tracking leader, joined leader 4 out, under pressure after next, weakened after 2nd last

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Top Notch (FR)

      3/10
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-8

      2014
      Silk -

      Astre De La Cour (FR)

      2/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Gibralfaro was fair sort on the Flat in France and made a winning debut over timber at Kempton when beating a previous winner. He looks the danger to CONNETABLE, who won at Compeigne in April and was then third in a decent contest at Auteuil in which recent Newbury Fixe Le Cap was fourth. The second in that race, Footpad, has won twice for Willie Mullins this season and the winner landed a Grade 2 in November so the form has a very solid look about it. Swincombe Toby jumped poorly and finished tired when second at Exeter and neither Jinsha Lake nor Sea Serpent make much appeal after ordinary debuts.

      Formwatch

      Connetable (FR) (10-7) 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Punch Nantais (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 1f gs in May.

      Gibralfaro (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Keen early, held up, headway on inside 3 out, went 5 lengths 2nd when not fluent 2 out, jumped right and not fluent last, still 4 lengths down flat, finished strongly to lead close home, won at Kempton 2m (3) gs in Dec beating Duke Of Medina (11-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Jinsha Lake (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up 4th and last, left 3rd at 3rd, close up 3 out, outpaced before next, soon no chance with front pair, 3rd of 4, 22 3/4l behind Fingertips (11-8) at Sandown 2m (3) sft in Dec.

      Sea Serpent (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Held up behind in touch, blundered 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 37l behind Fixe Le Kap (10-12) at Newbury 2m (3) sft in Dec.

      Swincombe Toby 15-8 (10-12) Led to 4 out, ridden after last, wandered badly run-in, kept on same pace, finished tired, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Jaboltiski (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) hvy in Nov.