Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race).
Ascot · Saturday, 20 Dec · 19:00
· 2m 7f 185y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
12
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
PIC ROC (IRE
🥈 Second
JOHNNYWHO (IRE
🥉 Third
VICTTORINO (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
19
18/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
41
40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 1 | — |
Ga Law (G)
[P]
Bright start to last season, finishing second at Chepstow and in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham, a race he won in 2022. However, spent a significant portion of 2024/25 campaign out of form and his reappearance this time round in th…
|
Isabelle Ryder | Jamie Snowden | 9 | 76.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Threeunderthrufive (G)
[TP]
Smart chaser on his day and shaped well when third to Victtorino in this race off a 5 lb higher mark on reappearance last season. On the downside, he was pulled up final 2 starts of last term and first run of present campaign in the Badger…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 10 | 74.4 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Henry's Friend (G)
[P]
Proved better than ever when landing a big pot on return over C&D last month, making it 2-2 at Ascot in the process. Jumped tentatively when down the field in another major handicap at Cheltenham recently, but fact that he's turning out ag…
|
Kielan Woods | B Pauling | 8 | 72.6 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Victtorino (G)
Largely progressive chaser who enhanced excellent record here when landing this race for the second successive season 12 months ago. Collected another valuable C&D prize in February and his yard is now in much better form compared to when …
|
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 7 | 72.6 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Leave Of Absence (G)
Hasn't stood much racing but there's plenty of ability there, as he again proved when seeing off 6 rivals on return at Cheltenham. The testing conditions that counted against him at the same course next time are unlikely to be present here…
|
Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 8 | 72.1 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Two For Gold (G)
[P]
Plenty of smart handicap form to his name, including several solid efforts round here in the past. Clearly retains ability aged 12 judged on his reappearance sixth in the C&D race won by Henry's Friend last month, but not enough to suggest…
|
Thomas Bellamy | K Bailey & M Nicholls | 12 | 72.1 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Johnnywho (G)
[T]
Reached a smart level over fences as a novice, most notably going close in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Didn't quite have the stamina for the Irish National the following month, but shaped well (this time over an inadequate trip) o…
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 8 | 72.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 8 | — |
Hyland (G)
Enjoyed a fine campaign over fences last term, winning 3 times before runner-up in the Kauto Star and Ladbrokes Trophy (both at Kempton). By no means disgraced in a couple of major handicaps since returning to action in October and one sus…
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 8 | 71.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Blow Your Wad (G)
[TP]
Winning hurdler who improved over fences in 2023/24, winning the Grade 2 Pendil at Kempton. Underwent a second wind op following a truncated campaign last term and resumed with a solid third to Henry's Friend over C&D last month. Cheekpiec…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | T Lacey | 7 | 70.8 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 1st | 10 | — |
Deep Cave (G)
Did well over hurdles for this yard last term, ending the campaign with a big win at Aintree in April. Upped his game again when making a winning chase debut on these shores (chase winner in France) on return at Bangor (3m, heavy) and a 4 …
|
Jack Tudor | Christian Williams | 7 | 69.4 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 9th | 11 | — |
Pic Roc (G)
FAV
[P]
Deservedly opened chase account at Huntingdon (23.5f, good) last month and subsequently did well to finish as close as he did in a major Newbury handicap, having been one of those to fluff his lines in the standing start. Current mark is a…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 7 | 67.6 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 8th | 12 | — |
Transmission (G)
[P]
Took well to fences last term, successful at Cheltenham last November and also a good fifth in National Hunt Chase at the Festival there in March. That spark has been missing so far this season, but it's far too soon to write this 8-y-o of…
|
S Bowen | N P Mulholland | 8 | 65.3 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
Betting forecast: Pic Roc (3/1), Victtorino (5/1), Johnnywho (6/1), Blow Your Wad (7/1), Transmission (17/2), Deep Cave (10/1), Hyland (10/1), Leave Of Absence (11/1), Henry's Friend (18/1), Threeunderthrufive (18/1), Ga Law (28/1), Two For Gold (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 56950.0 GBP |
| P2 | 21370.0 GBP |
| P3 | 10700.0 GBP |
| P4 | 5330.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2680.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1340.0 GBP |