Racecards
15:50 Ascot
GL Events Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 152y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £7,080
- 2nd: £3,262
- 3rd: £1,630
- 4th: £816
- Form 461-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
rear mid-division, pulled hard and went prominent 3rd, weakened quickly home turn
Goguenard (FR)
248- Form 466/4-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Max Kendrick
front mid-division, dropped to rear after 4th, well behind 3 out
- Form PP52-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N F Houlihan
mid-division, pushed along in 3rd home turn, soon weakened
- Form 752-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
mid-division, pushed along and headway home turn, ran on, never threatened
- Form 3113-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
made all, mistake 3 out, faced strong challenge 2 out, soon ridden and found extra, good jump last, ran on well, always doing enough
- Form 43-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
prominent early, mid-division 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, no progress
Rambo T (IRE)
214- Form 4/2321-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
raced keenly, handy, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, kept on until no extra from before last
- Form 224-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, ridden and switched before last, stayed on, always held
- Form 83
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr Jamie Neild
in rear, not fluent 4 out, soon struggling
- Form 1/170-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
raced keenly towards rear, ridden and beaten before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Fancy Stuff has won a point-to-point and a bumper and gets a mares’ allowance. Rambo T has also run between the flags and won a Fontwell bumper in March. Gary Moore runs the former pointer Hector Jaguen and also French import Invincible Nao but the latter is penalised for winning at Auteuil in April. Holetown Hero was progressive in bumpers last season but LEAVE OF ABSENCE had stronger form and was ahead of Blow Your Wad on worse terms in a Grade 2 at Newbury earlier in the year. Chris Gordon’s five-year-old, related to a winning hurdler in France, looks the one to beat if taking to jumping.
Formwatch
Invincible Nao (FR) 16-1 (10-7) Led, headed 3 out, ridden and ran on strongly, won at Auteuil 2m 1f hvy in Apr beating Ingenieur (10-10) by 9l, 14 ran.
Goguenard (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on at 2 out, made no impression, 4th of 6, dist behind Ginger Mail (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Feb.
Hector Jaguen (FR) 8-1 (12-2) Ww twrds rr, 3rd 1/2way, jnd ldr 6out, drpd to 2nd bef str, rdn early str, 1l dwn last, ko but not mtch wnr, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Mizuma (12-2) at Ballycrystal 3m sft in Feb.
Holetown Hero (FR) 10-3 (11-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, headed 110 yards out, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Final Encore (11-4) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Leave Of Absence (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 18, 3 1/4l behind Lookaway (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Mister Mose (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Ww in rr, not fluent at times, mstk 3out, 5th app str, ko to 3rd cl hm, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Cash Book (12-2) at Ballyragget 3m mdn Yielding in Mar.
Rambo T (IRE) 4-11fav (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Fontwell 1m 6f (5) gd in Mar beating Sea The Clouds (11-0) by 2l, 7 ran.
Blow Your Wad (IRE) 22-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Lookaway (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Dance At Night 18-1 (10-13) Sweating and went steadily to post, steadied rear, hit 2nd, gained a place after 3rd, mistake 4 out, 4th and no impression from next, mistake 2 out, went remote 3rd approaching the last, 3rd of 6, 23l behind Sir Tivo (11-0) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Fancy Stuff (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Chased leader, pushed along and outpaced home turn, eased down final 2f, 19th of 20, dist behind Ashroe Diamond (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.