Race cards · Sat 20 Dec
Saturday 20 December · Ascot, England
15:00 Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 7f 185y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 100000
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
Victtorino has won the last two renewals and cannot be ruled out off his current mark. Blow Your Wad will be sharper for last month's third in a competitive handicap here behind Henry's Friend and may well turn the tables, but it's the latter's stablemate PIC ROC who makes most appeal. Left at the start in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury, Ben Pauling's charge found plenty in the closing stages to finish fifth and is worthy of another chance. Deep Cave remains unexposed over fences and is one more to consider.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Cave | 55461-1 | Jack Tudor | Christian Williams | 10 13 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Leave Of Absence | 1/221-1P | Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 11 5 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | Johnnywho | 33325-5 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 11 5 | 6-1 | |
| 4 | Hyland | 122P-97 | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 11 3 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Victtorino | 311P7-0 | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 11 6 | 5-1 | |
| 6 | Henry's Friend | 5188-18 | Kielan Woods | B Pauling | 11 6 | 18-1 | |
| 7 | Blow Your Wad | 615/55-3 | Sam Twiston-Davies | T Lacey | 11 2 | 7-1 | |
| 8 | Transmission | 1265-08 | S Bowen | N P Mulholland | 10 4 | 17-2 | |
| 9 | Pic Roc | 0P6-U15 | Ben Jones | B Pauling | 10 9 | 3-1 | |
| 10 | Ga Law | 95PP3-3 | Isabelle Ryder | Jamie Snowden | 12 0 | 28-1 | |
| - | Threeunderthrufive | 0/32PP-4 | Harry Cobden | P F Nicholls | 11 10 | 18-1 | |
| - | Two For Gold | 26/4P2-6 | Thomas Bellamy | K Bailey & M Nicholls | 11 5 | 40-1 |