Ascot
12:30
BetMGM Juvenile Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Ascot Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80 Place: £1.20 £1.20 Exacta: £2.40 Trifecta: £7.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Lulamba (FR) 3 G Elite Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 4/5F Won Prominent - not fluent 3 out - going easily when challenging before 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - pushed along run-in - went clear inside final 110yds - readily(tchd 5/6)
2nd 4 Mondo Man (GB) 4 G Poor Gary & Josh Moore 154 lbs 15/8 3.5 Pulled hard - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 3rd - went second 4 out - not fluent when challenging 2 out - soon lost position - went second again just after last - kept on (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 13/8)
3rd 3 Viyanni (IRE) 3 G Good Harry Derham 160 lbs 9/1 2.75 Led narrowly - mistake 4 out - faced challenge before 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra when lost second just after last(tchd 10/1)
4th 5 Ocean Conquest (GB) 4 G Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 150/1 11 Pressed leader - lost position 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - soon lost ground then outpaced - weakened after 2 out(op 100/1)
5th 6 St Pancras (GB) 3 C Good Toby Lawes 154 lbs 28/1 3 In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 25/1)
6th 2 Moutarde (IRE) 4 G AVG Anthony Charlton 164 lbs 14/1 13 Soon in rear - headway before 4th - lost ground before 3 out - no chance before 2 out(op 10/1)
7th 7 Wyld Bill (GB) 4 G Good James Owen 154 lbs 100/1 3.75 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - lost ground after 3rd - dropped to last before 4th - some headway after 3 out - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 80/1)