15 Feb 2020 13:15 Ascot
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,640); Distance: 2m 3f 58y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Thames Materials Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Sporting John (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
1-11 / 9 |
Jump (71) | B J Geraghty | P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus |
6/4 | |
| jumped well, tracked leader, led 2 out, over 3 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly to go further clear run-in, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 6½ L |
Pipesmoker (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
23 / 6 |
Jump (64) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Lady Dulverton |
9/2 | |
| raced keenly, held up in 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, 3rd next, went 2nd before the last, stayed on same pace, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 6 L |
Master Debonair (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 8) |
105-211 / 9 |
Jump (57) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | C L Tizzard The Gosden Mob |
5/4 | |
| led, hit 4 out and next, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened into 3rd before last | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 3 L |
Torn And Frayed (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
5-252 / 10 |
Jump (57) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie |
14/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, hit 3rd, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||