Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) – Ascot

Ascot

13:20

Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-12-22

Distance 2m5f141y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,168

Winning Time 5m 17.81s (slow by 7.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Welcom To Cartries (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/6F	Won
2nd	Ideal Des Bordes (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	8/1	6.5
3rd	Monks Meadow (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	33/1	2
4th	Silver Jet (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Harry Fry	8/1	3.25
5th	Bob Bob Ricard (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	18/1	3.75
6th	Leader In The Park (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	100/30	4.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Havock (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	50/1
P.U.	Nineelmspark (IRE) Connor Brace · Fergal O'Brien	200/1
P.U.	Oneforthefairgreen (IRE) Adam Wedge · Martin Keighley	125/1
P.U.	Rockwiththetimes (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	150/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11	Welcom To Cartries Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	158	—	1-2	-	135	109	28d	—	—	-26	32	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Point winner who went very close here on last month's rules debut; leading contender
4	Leader In The Park Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	158	—	1-2	-	132	97	27d	—	—	0	17	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Point winner who was 2nd in hot little race over C&D on last month's rules debut; player
9	Silver Jet Grey J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	J:Jonathan Burke T:Harry Fry	158	t	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	7.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Sold for £125,000 after finishing 2nd in sole point; has joined good yard for rules career
3	Ideal Des Bordes Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	158	—	1-33	-	121	94	28d	—	—	+1	9.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Third on first two rules starts; can win races but has 15l to find with Welcom To Cartries
1	Bob Bob Ricard Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	158	b	3/32-2	-	117	82	65d	—	—	+2	8.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Narrowly ahead when making bad mistake at final flight on hurdle debut; not ruled out
6	Monks Meadow Brown J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	158	—	F-223	108	116	73	39d	—	—	+12	15.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Placed on both rules runs, albeit soundly beaten each time; each-way claims once more
2	Havock Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	045-2	-	112	25	50d	—	—	+3	5.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Went close on Stratford hurdle debut; can improve but it wasn't a strong race last time
12	Oneforthefairgreen Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	J:Adam Wedge T:Martin Keighley	151	—	93-72	-	-	-	91d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Placed in Irish bumpers; tough task on hurdle debut but the step up in trip may well help
8	Rockwiththetimes Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	158	—	P/1-7	-	92	60	29d	—	—	+5	6.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Point winner; may have needed rules debut but hard to fancy on back of that heavy defeat
7	Nineelmspark Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	158	—	60	-	-	-	48d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Big prices and soundly beaten in his two bumpers; goes up in trip on hurdle/stable debut
NR	Meetmeatthearch Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Rowe	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Rowe	158	—	51/P-P	-	-	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Point winner in April 2022 but pulled up at massive odds this year on first two rules runs
NR	Sonification Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Harry Derham	J:NON-RUNNER T:Harry Derham	158	—	1/5-	-	-	-	422d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Bumper winner; fair fifth on hurdle debut but returns from absence and improvement needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Welcom To Cartries	8/15	4/9	4/7	4/6	8/15
Leader In The Park	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Silver Jet	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Ideal Des Bordes	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
Bob Bob Ricard	16/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Monks Meadow	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Havock	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Oneforthefairgreen	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Rockwiththetimes	100/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Nineelmspark	200/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Welcom To Cartries

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 20

4/6

2nd

Leader In The Park

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Monks Meadow

15.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ideal Des Bordes

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Bob Bob Ricard

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Silver Jet

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Sonification

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Rockwiththetimes

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Havock

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Oneforthefairgreen

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Nineelmspark

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Meetmeatthearch

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Monks Meadow	108	116	73
Welcom To Cartries	—	135	109
Leader In The Park	—	132	97
Silver Jet	—	—	—
Ideal Des Bordes	—	121	94
Bob Bob Ricard	—	117	82
Havock	—	112	25
Oneforthefairgreen	—	—	—
Rockwiththetimes	—	92	60
Nineelmspark	—	—	—
Meetmeatthearch	—	—	—
Sonification	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Leader In The Park	27d ago	Fit
Welcom To Cartries	28d ago	Fit
Ideal Des Bordes	28d ago	Fit
Meetmeatthearch	28d ago	Fit
Rockwiththetimes	29d ago	Fit
Monks Meadow	39d ago	Fit
Nineelmspark	48d ago	Fresh
Havock	50d ago	Fresh
Bob Bob Ricard	65d ago	Fresh
Oneforthefairgreen	91d ago	Long break
Sonification	422d ago	Long break
Silver Jet	—	—