Horse Alert

02 Apr 2023 15:00 Ascot

Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £20,812); Distance: 1m 7f 152y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Blueking D'oroux (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	12-4P9 / 5	Jump (93)	Angus Cheleda	P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la…	50/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led after next, came clear from last, stayed on strongly
2^nd	6	2 L	Afadil (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1168 / 5	Flat (293), Jump (19)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Mr P J Vogt	15/2
		led until after 2nd, chased leader, lost 2nd after 4 out, chased leaders, went 2nd again turning in, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd
3^rd	15	NS	Havaila (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 7)	52862 / 5	Flat (282), Jump (22)	Sam Twiston-Davies	M F Harris Havaila Partnership	14/1
		raced keenly towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders after 3 out, went 3rd between last two, soon ridden, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner
4^th	7	2 L	Mr Freedom (GB) (colt, bay, 11 8)	R52135 / 5	Flat (65), Jump (19)	R T Dunne	Miss S West The Affordable…	13/2
		waited with in rear, not much room and squeezed through after 3 out, good headway out wide before 2 out, squeezed through between horses between last two, kept on into 4th run-in
5^th	10	5½ L	Grappa Nonino (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	001 / 4	Flat (174), Jump (29)	S Bowen	D K Weld Colvin G Ryan	8/1
		held up off the pace towards rear out wide , headway chasing leaders turning in, weakened last
6^th	2	HD	Bad (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 11)	2-210 / 5	Jump (19)	Kielan Woods	B Pauling Mr D P Howden	7/1
		held up towards rear, closer in mid-division when squeezed out after 3 out, pushed along home turn, stayed on run-in, nearest finish
7^th	3	NK	Punta Del Este (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	9130 / 5	Jump (19)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Darren & Annaley…	10/1
		raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and weakened between last two
8^th	8	2¾ L	Arclight (GB) (filly, bay, 11 6)	112 / 5	Flat (183), Jump (65)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Fortnum Racing	5/1
		mid-division on inside, wandered approaching 4th, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, pushed along and held in 4th when mistake last, weakened run-in
9^th	12	1 L	Fourofakind (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	231 / 5	Flat (232), Jump (11)	Paul O'Brien	Harry Derham Cleeks Racing Syndicate	10/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened between last two
10^th	13	HD	Bluegrass (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	422 / 5	Flat (169), Jump (20)	C Gethings	S Edmunds Mrs Diana Gardiner	10/1
		soon towards rear, never involved
11^th	5	1¼ L	Fils De Roi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	F11F39 / 4	Jump (19)	Jack Hogan	F O'Brien The Yes No Wait…	10/1
		held up towards rear out wide, closer in mid-division after 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten
12^th	9	HD	Despereaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	R131 / 5	Jump (20)	David Noonan	Mrs J Williams Chasing Gold Racing…	17/2
		raced keenly towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never on terms
13^th	14	25 L	Penna Rossa (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7)	41P3 / 4	Flat (297), Jump (15)	Charlie Price	C Poulton R Allen, Blythe…	66/1
		raced wide, chased leader, jinked left and looked to run out at 2nd, led soon after, went left 4th, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly and soon behind, tailed off
	11	-	Polyphonic (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0)	315452 / 4	Flat (197), Jump (15)	Harry Reed	M F Harris Glenn Simons &…	0/0
		NonRunner
	4	-	Chaos Control (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10)	261 / 5	Flat (125), Jump (40)	Non Runner	S Edmunds Oakman Racing Club	0/0
		NonRunner