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

Ascot · Saturday, 20 Dec · 15:00 · 2m 7f 185y · Class 1 · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
12
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
PIC ROC (IRE
🥈 Second
JOHNNYWHO (IRE
🥉 Third
VICTTORINO (FR

Betting forecast

12 runners
01 · 🏆
4
3/1
02 · 🥈
6
5/1
03 · 🥉
7
6/1
8
7/1
9.50
17/2
11
10/1
07
11
10/1
12
11/1
19
18/1
19
18/1
11
29
28/1
41
40/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
10th 1
Ga Law (G)
P
Bright start to last season, finishing second at Chepstow and in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham, a race he won in 2022. However, spent a significant portion of 2024/25 campaign out of form an…
95PP3-3 Isabelle Ryder
Jamie Snowden
9 76.2kg 29
28/1
2
Threeunderthrufive (G) Pulled Up
TP
Smart chaser on his day and shaped well when third to Victtorino in this race off a 5 lb higher mark on reappearance last season. On the downside, he was pulled up final 2 starts of last term and fir…
32PP-4P H Cobden
P F Nicholls
10 74.4kg 19
18/1
6th 3
Henry's Friend (G)
P
Proved better than ever when landing a big pot on return over C&D last month, making it 2-2 at Ascot in the process. Jumped tentatively when down the field in another major handicap at Cheltenham rec…
88-1869 Kielan Woods
B Pauling
8 72.6kg 19
18/1
5th 4
Victtorino (G)
Largely progressive chaser who enhanced excellent record here when landing this race for the second successive season 12 months ago. Collected another valuable C&D prize in February and his yard is n…
311P7-0 Charlie Deutsch
Miss V Williams
7 72.6kg 6
5/1
2nd 5
Leave Of Absence (G)
Hasn't stood much racing but there's plenty of ability there, as he again proved when seeing off 6 rivals on return at Cheltenham. The testing conditions that counted against him at the same course n…
1-1P235 Rex Dingle
A J Honeyball
8 72.1kg 12
11/1
6
Two For Gold (G) Pulled Up
P
Plenty of smart handicap form to his name, including several solid efforts round here in the past. Clearly retains ability aged 12 judged on his reappearance sixth in the C&D race won by Henry's Frie…
6/4P2-6P Thomas Bellamy
K Bailey & M Nicholls
12 72.1kg 41
40/1
3rd 7
Johnnywho (G)
T
Reached a smart level over fences as a novice, most notably going close in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Didn't quite have the stamina for the Irish National the following month, but shaped we…
25-5351 Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
J & A O'Neill
8 72.1kg 7
6/1
4th 8
Hyland (G)
Enjoyed a fine campaign over fences last term, winning 3 times before runner-up in the Kauto Star and Ladbrokes Trophy (both at Kempton). By no means disgraced in a couple of major handicaps since re…
22P-974 N de Boinville
N J Henderson
8 71.2kg 11
10/1
7th 9
Blow Your Wad (G)
TP
Winning hurdler who improved over fences in 2023/24, winning the Grade 2 Pendil at Kempton. Underwent a second wind op following a truncated campaign last term and resumed with a solid third to Henry…
373241 Sam Twiston-Davies
T Lacey
7 70.8kg 8
7/1
1st 10
Deep Cave (G)
Did well over hurdles for this yard last term, ending the campaign with a big win at Aintree in April. Upped his game again when making a winning chase debut on these shores (chase winner in France) …
1/1150P- Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
7 69.4kg 11
10/1
9th 11
Pic Roc (G) FAV
P
Deservedly opened chase account at Huntingdon (23.5f, good) last month and subsequently did well to finish as close as he did in a major Newbury handicap, having been one of those to fluff his lines …
6-U1591 Ben Jones
B Pauling
7 67.6kg 4
3/1
8th 12
Transmission (G)
P
Took well to fences last term, successful at Cheltenham last November and also a good fifth in National Hunt Chase at the Festival there in March. That spark has been missing so far this season, but …
5-08813 S Bowen
N P Mulholland
8 65.3kg 9.50
17/2

Betting forecast: Pic Roc (3/1), Victtorino (5/1), Johnnywho (6/1), Blow Your Wad (7/1), Transmission (17/2), Deep Cave (10/1), Hyland (10/1), Leave Of Absence (11/1), Henry's Friend (18/1), Threeunderthrufive (18/1), Ga Law (28/1), Two For Gold (40/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P156950.0 GBP
P221370.0 GBP
P310700.0 GBP
P45330.0 GBP
P52680.0 GBP
P61340.0 GBP