Barrie Wells Box4Kids Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race).
Ascot · Sunday, 29 Mar · 18:15
· 2m 7f 123y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:15
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
21
20/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Kiwi Rush (G)
[T]
Fairly useful in bumpers but hasn't hit those heights over hurdles, finishing well beaten on handicap bow at Wincanton (2½m), for all he wasn't well placed. Hopes pinned on marked step up in trip.
|
Brendan Powell | Harry Derham | 6 | 76.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Hard Dealt (M)
Irish point/Worcester novice winner is knocking on the door in handicaps, finding only a likeable one too good on first start over 3m last time. Entitled to be in the mix again up 3 lb.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | H D Daly | 6 | 76.7 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 8th | 3 | — |
Glance Of Glory (G)
[P1]
Landed back-to-back victories (under this jockey) at Worcester last autumn and while only fourth of 8 in this grade at Aintree subsequently (unseated through no fault of his own latest), return of Sean Bowen/first-time cheekpieces makes hi…
|
S Bowen | M Keighley | 6 | 75.7 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Alan Bresil (G)
[P]
Stoutly-bred gelding (placed in a point) didn't improve for the switch to handicaps when seventh of 9 at Wincanton (3m½f) last time, and shapes as though he'll need more extreme tests.
|
Harry Reed | Nick Scholfield | 6 | 74.8 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 7th | 5 | — |
Low Expectations (G)
Rattled off a hat-trick to start the season but again below form when eighth of 15 at Huntingdon in January, his second weak finish in a row concerning.
|
James Davies | N J Gifford | 6 | 73.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Kilworth (M)
Successful pointer was a much-improved winner with Sean Bowen aboard on Taunton handicap debut but never looked like building on that when pulled up at Plumpton last time.
|
Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle | 6 | 72.6 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Joyau Allen (G)
FAV
Brother to high-class hurdler/chaser Envoi Allen. Clearly been a fragile sort since his bumper days, though there were more promising signs when third over 2m3f at Taunton early last month, and he looks interesting over a longer trip on ha…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 7 | 72.1 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| — | 8 | — |
Air Apparent (G)
Improved when third in 2½m Hereford maiden last time and further step up in trip/switch to handicaps should only benefit.
|
Callum Pritchard | J W Mullins | 6 | 71.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 4th | 9 | — |
A Good Yomp (G)
[H]
Has remained in good form since winning at Huntingdon (2½m) in November, finishing third in solid handicap for the grade at Warwick (2m) last time, and he's worth a try over this much longer trip.
|
Dillon Butler | Andrew Martin | 7 | 68.9 kg |
10
9/1
|
Betting forecast: Joyau Allen (11/4), Hard Dealt (3/1), Glance Of Glory (5/1), Kilworth (13/2), Kiwi Rush (15/2), A Good Yomp (9/1), Low Expectations (11/1), Air Apparent (14/1), Alan Bresil (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 8265.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3803.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1901.0 GBP |
| P4 | 952.0 GBP |
| P5 | 474.0 GBP |