Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Ascot

15:00

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 2m7f185y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,950

Winning Time 6m 8.27s (slow by 8.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Deep Cave (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	10/1	Won
2nd	Leave Of Absence (FR) Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	11/1	0.2
3rd	Johnnywho (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	6/1	0.3
4th	Hyland (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	10/1	1
5th	Victtorino (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	5/1	.5
6th	Henry's Friend (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	18/1	3
7th	Blow Your Wad (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Tom Lacey	7/1	3.5
8th	Transmission (IRE) Sean Bowen · Neil Mulholland	17/2	1.75
9th	Pic Roc (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	3/1F	11
10th	Ga Law (FR) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	28/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Threeunderthrufive (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	18/1
P.U.	Two For Gold (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	40/1

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	Pic Roc Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	149	p	P6-U15	135	160	134	21d	—	—	+6	27.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Backed for the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury but lost his chance at the start
4	Victtorino b/br J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	11P7-0	146	163	147	21d	—	—	+13	28.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Four wins from five visits to Ascot include the last two editions of this race
7	Johnnywho Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	159	t	3325-5	145	161	149	42d	—	—	+16	26.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Remains a chaser of interest and entitled to step up on his good return at Aintree.
9	Blow Your Wad Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Tom Lacey	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Tom Lacey	156	tp	5/55-3	142	162	128	49d	—	—	+18	29.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Excellent third over C&D last month but hasn't always followed one good run with another
8	Hyland Grey J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	157	—	22P-97	143	163	133	21d	—	—	+17	25.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Last season was positive and ran well for a long way in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury
12	Transmission Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	144	p	265-08	130	161	103	34d	—	—	+14	22.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Nowhere near his best this season but he'll probably turn a corner at some point
10	Deep Cave b/br J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	153	—	5461-1	139	156	92	38d	—	—	+26	34.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Did it nicely back over fences at Bangor and still well treated off 4lb higher
5	Leave Of Absence Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	159	—	221-1P	145	156	116	36d	—	—	+20	25.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Prominent racer who usually jumps well; reportedly unsuited by soft ground last time
3	Henry's Friend Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	160	p	188-18	146	161	125	8d	—	—	+21	25.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
2-2 here and has never shone at Cheltenham, so can be forgiven last week's run there
2	Threeunderthrufive Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	tp	32PP-4	150	163	147	42d	—	—	+22	26.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Now has a bit to prove, for all that returning here has to rate a positive
1	Ga Law Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	168	p	5PP3-3	154	161	150	49d	—	—	+26	30	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Approaching two years since his last win but he's classy on his day and they claim 7lb
6	Two For Gold Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	159	p	/4P2-6	145	159	132	49d	—	—	+22	24.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well held behind Henry's Friend here last month and he turns 13 very soon

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pic Roc	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Victtorino	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2
Johnnywho	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1
Blow Your Wad	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Hyland	9/1	17/2	9/1	11/1	9/1
Transmission	9/1	17/2	9/1	10/1	9/1
Deep Cave	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Leave Of Absence	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Henry's Friend	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Threeunderthrufive	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Ga Law	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	20/1
Two For Gold	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Deep Cave

34.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

10/1

2nd

Ga Law

OR: 26 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

Blow Your Wad

29.1

OR: 23 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Victtorino

28.4

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Pic Roc

27.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Johnnywho

26.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Threeunderthrufive

26.2

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Hyland

25.5

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Henry's Friend

25.2

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Leave Of Absence

25.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Two For Gold

24.4

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Transmission

22.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ga Law	154	161	150
Threeunderthrufive	150	163	147
Victtorino	146	163	147
Henry's Friend	146	161	125
Johnnywho	145	161	149
Leave Of Absence	145	156	116
Two For Gold	145	159	132
Hyland	143	163	133
Blow Your Wad	142	162	128
Deep Cave	139	156	92
Pic Roc	135	160	134
Transmission	130	161	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Henry's Friend	8d ago	Quick return
Pic Roc	21d ago	Fit
Victtorino	21d ago	Fit
Hyland	21d ago	Fit
Transmission	34d ago	Fit
Leave Of Absence	36d ago	Fit
Deep Cave	38d ago	Fit
Johnnywho	42d ago	Fit
Threeunderthrufive	42d ago	Fit
Blow Your Wad	49d ago	Fresh
Ga Law	49d ago	Fresh
Two For Gold	49d ago	Fresh