← Horse Racing · Ascot · Sat 20 Dec

Howden Graduation Chase (GBB Race).

Ascot · Saturday, 20 Dec · 16:40 · 2m 5f 13y · Class 2 · TURF

WEIGHEDIN

Status

12:40

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

FIREFOX (IRE

🥈 Second

JAMES DU BERLAIS (FR

🥉 Third

IROKO (FR

Market prediction · 3 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Firefox

1.62

8/13

02 · 🥈 2nd

Iroko

3

2/1

03 · 🥉 3rd

James Du Berlais

8.50

15/2

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Firefox (G) FAV Smart chaser who was runner-up in a Grade 1 at Fairyhouse on final start last season. Comfortably landed the odds at Down Royal on return and big chance of following up.	S Bowen	G Elliott	7	74.4 kg	1.62 8/13
3rd	2	—	James Du Berlais (G) [T] Produced a career best to land a 2½m handicap at the Punchestown Festival in April before out of his depth in Grade 1 there on return. Quirky, but can get back on track returned to calmer waters.	J J Slevin	W P Mullins	9	74.4 kg	8.50 15/2
1st	3	—	Iroko (G) [T] Martin Pipe winner at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival and has developed into a very smart chaser, ending last season with a fine fourth of 34 in the Grand National at Aintree. Made a respectable return at Haydock and receives 3 lb from his ri…	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	O Greenall & J Guerriero	7	73 kg	3 2/1

Betting forecast: Firefox (8/13), Iroko (2/1), James Du Berlais (15/2)