bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Ascot · Saturday, 17 Jan · 18:20
· 2m 5f 13y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:20
Off time
9
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
VINCENZO (FR
🥈 Second
BAD (FR
🥉 Third
SCARFACE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
8
7/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
9.50
17/2
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
29
28/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Hitman (G)
[PT]
Ended a long losing run when landing the Old Roan at Aintree (2½m, good) under Freddie Gingell in October, finding more for pressure than is sometimes the case. Ground was slower than ideal in Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon next time but…
|
Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 10 | 76.2 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Jungle Boogie (G)
Fragile but highly talented performer who was sixth in 2024 Gold Cup on just his fourth start over fences. Produced a typically bold front-running display when scoring over C&D on his reappearance last term but failed to return with a bang…
|
James Bowen | Miss V Williams | 12 | 74.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Etalon (G)
[PT]
Hit-and-miss last term and failed to build good reappearance effort when well held at Newbury in November. Combination of first-time cheekpieces and a more aggressive ride sparked a return to form when beating Scarface and 7 others (includ…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 9 | 71.7 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Bad (G)
Back-to-back winner of Kempton handicap chases last term and made it 3-3 at that track when scoring over 2¼m on return in October. Wasn't far behind Vincenzo when fifth in the Paddy Power at Cheltenham next time before underperforming in t…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 7 | 71.2 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Fugitif (G)
[PT]
Very capable on his day, most notably emerging on top in a major Cheltenham handicap in December 2023, a course where he has also posted a number of fine efforts in defeat. However, he's now at the veteran stage and has not been anywhere n…
|
Charlie Maggs | R Hobson | 11 | 69.4 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Vincenzo (G)
FAV
[T]
Likeable sort who was successful on 2 of his first 3 starts over fences at around 2m last winter and took his form up a notch when second in the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury in March. Has resumed this season with big efforts in back-to-ba…
|
Dylan Johnston | S Thomas | 8 | 69.4 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| — | 7 | — |
Scarface (G)
[P]
Ended last term with a win at Newton Abbot in April and has found just one too good on 2 of his 3 starts this season, including when chasing Etalon home here last month. 4 lb better off with that rival now but he's 6 lb higher compared to …
|
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard | 9 | 67.6 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| — | 8 | — |
Heltenham (G)
[T]
Back to best when winning in good style at Perth last spring but majority of his subsequent efforts have been underwhelming, including last time at Aintree where he looked cooked when falling 2 out. Harry Skelton prefers Etalon.
|
Harry Atkins | D Skelton | 9 | 66.7 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Neon Moon (G)
[BT]
Stepped up on encouraging reappearance fifth of 12 over 3m here in November when landing a 4-runner C&D handicap (good) 20 days later. However, he reverted to type when finding little under pressure at Ludlow next time, a trait that he has…
|
H Cobden | D Pipe | 10 | 65.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Vincenzo (6/4), Bad (7/1), Heltenham (7/1), Jungle Boogie (7/1), Etalon (8/1), Scarface (17/2), Neon Moon (12/1), Hitman (18/1), Fugitif (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 52030.0 GBP |
| P2 | 23920.0 GBP |
| P3 | 11960.0 GBP |
| P4 | 5980.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2990.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1490.0 GBP |