Howden Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Ascot · Friday, 19 Dec · 17:50
· 2m 172y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
4
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
6
5/1
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 | — |
Bluey (M)
Bumper winner who also landed 2 mares' novice hurdles last season. After 6 months off, got back on the up when making a successful chasing debut in novice handicap at Kempton in October, before running at least as well when fourth of 7 at …
|
Rex Dingle | Miss E C Lavelle | 6 | 74.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Stencil (G)
[H1]
Useful winning French hurdler but failed to justify market support when well held in the Fred Winter. Not disgraced in face of a stiff task when fifth of 6 in Grade 2 there on chase bow last month and is sure to build on that considerate s…
|
H Cobden | N George & A Zetterholm | 4 | 74.4 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Excelero (G)
FAV
[H]
Three-time hurdles winner who found improvement, on second start in this discipline, when taking 3-runner handicap chase at Warwick (16.2f, soft) a month ago, jumping soundly from the front. 7 lb rise perfectly fair with prospect of furthe…
|
C Gethings | Mrs J Williams | 5 | 73.9 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Vanderpoel (G)
Off mark in Irish points at second attempt and had little trouble landing first 2 starts in maiden/novice hurdles. Possible he overdid things when pulled up in Grade 2 in March and solid if unspectacular start to chase career during the au…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 73 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Southoftheborder (G)
Point/bumper/hurdles winner who had been handicapped out of things over fences initially but down in the weights and much more like it with a brace of runner-up efforts last month, latterly at Doncaster (19f), Way he shaped that day sugges…
|
Brendan Powell | Miss H C Knight | 7 | 69.9 kg |
6
5/1
|
Betting forecast: Excelero (6/5), Stencil (9/4), Bluey (3/1), Vanderpoel (5/1), Southoftheborder (5/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10905.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5018.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1256.0 GBP |
| P5 | 626.0 GBP |