Race cards · Sat 18 Dec
Saturday 18 December · Ascot, England
14:25 Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 3m 0f 97y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 105000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
THYME HILL gets the nod. His three efforts last term were all of a high standard, including victory in the Liverpool Hurdle, and he can be forgiven a disappointing effort on his comeback run at Auteuil last month. He may not have been in love with the French hurdles that day, and the ground was bottomless. Irish raider Ronald Pump also warrants respect following his creditable second behind Honeysuckle in the Hatton's Grace, while Thomas Darby can also go well.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champ | 11F1/2P- | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | N J Henderson | 11 7 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Thyme Hill | 14/121-5 | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White | 11 7 | 5-2 | |
| 3 | Paisley Park | 213P-33 | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle | 11 7 | 11-2 | |
| 4 | Thomas Darby | 3303-41 | Fergus Gregory | O Murphy | 11 7 | 9-1 | |
| 5 | Ronald Pump | 2/F23-52 | Keith Donoghue | M J Smith | 11 7 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | On The Blind Side | 21365-2 | James Bowen | N J Henderson | 11 7 | 12-1 | |
| 7 | Third Wind | 4/5251P- | Charlie Deutsch | H Morrison | 11 7 | 22-1 | |
| - | Lisnagar Oscar | 72F8-35 | Adam Wedge | Miss R Curtis | 11 7 | 40-1 | |
| NR | Buzz | 31252-1 | Non Runner | N J Henderson | 11 7 |