Horse Alert

18 Jan 2014 12:40 Ascot

Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,630); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Heavy.

Ascot Badgeholders Juvenile Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Astre De La Cour (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	1F-4 / 8	Jump (22)	L P Aspell	R Walford Raymond Scullion…	2/1
		took keen hold tracking leading pair, went 2nd approaching 4 out, challenged next, taken to outside before 2 out, led 2 out, came readily clear before last and kept on strongly
2^nd	1	4 L	Handiwork (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8)	11 / 9	Flat (95), Jump (22)	Sam Twiston-Davies	S Gollings Mr C Johnstone	11/8
		took keen hold tracking leader, led before 4th, increased tempo before 4 out, joined next, ridden and headed 2 out, readily held before next, kept on same pace
3^rd	2	3½ L	Vandross (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4)	31 / 5	Flat (102), Jump (23)	T E Whelan	N B King Mr D S Lee	9/1
		led and set slow pace, headed before 4th, chased leader, already lost 2nd when stumbled badly 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied under pressure before 2 out, went 3rd soon after 2 out, kept on same pace
4^th	5	15 L	Mandy's Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	462 / 6	Flat (116), Jump (41)	W T Kennedy	Ian Williams The 'keeping The…	8/1
		took keen hold in last pair, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd well before 2 out, no impression when lost 3rd soon after 2 out, soon weakened
5^th	6	22 L	Masquerading (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	/ 4	Flat (115)	N D Fehily	J & A O'Neill Masterson Holdings…	5/1
		hit 1st, tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd approaching 3 out until well before next, weakened 2 out, tailed off
6^th	4	34 L	Green Special (ITY) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	0 / 4	Flat (208), Jump (94)	Lee Edwards	Dave Roberts Black & Whites	66/1
		took keen hold, always last, mistake 4th, pushed along and struggling before 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off and blundered last