Ascot Rotary Club Festive Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Alexei (G) FAV T Confirmed promise of reappearance when justifying strong support in C&D handicap (form worked out well) and progressed again when typically travelling smoothly to see off Helnwein by 6 lengths in the…	211314	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	5	76.2kg	3.13 85/40
10th	2	—	Live Conti (G) Form of the 17-runner juvenile hurdle at Auteuil he won on debut last October is solid and he duly landed the odds on debut for this yard at Wetherby in February. Much improved when fine second in an…	112-0	Harry Skelton D Skelton	4	74.4kg	19 18/1
11th	3	—	Sticktotheplan (G) Highly progressive for Cormac Farrell and found further improvement to land Grade 2 Persian War at Chepstow on stable debut. That form has taken a few knocks however, and he wasn't seen to best effec…	121130	S Bowen O Murphy	5	73.9kg	19 18/1
9th	4	—	Joyeuse (M) Ex-French bumper winner who developed into a useful hurdler last season, the highlight when winning the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury. Hasn't fully delivered in 2 starts over fences and remains to b…	9-22943	N de Boinville N J Henderson	6	73kg	17 16/1
1st	5	—	Wilful (G) Often seen to best effect with the emphasis on speed, as was case when winning at Ayr/finishing second at Punchestown last season. Picked up where he left off when third (behind Alexei) on reappearan…	12-3121	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	6	70.8kg	8.50 15/2
12th	6	—	Fiercely Proud (G) P Suited by strong pace when successful in this race off 7 lb lower last year but clearly not the same horse when pulled up both subsequent starts. More encouragement when fifth behind Alexei on return…	PP-5010	Ben Jones B Pauling	6	70.8kg	9 8/1
8th	7	—	Faivoir (G) Useful hurdler won the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 2023 and ran right up to best when caught on line in the Imperial Cup at Sandown the following year. Shaped as if retaining ability when…	6/83873	Miss Heidi Palin D Skelton	10	70.3kg	29 28/1
5th	8	—	Helnwein (G) Strong-travelling sort held his form well without winning last season, finishing runner-up in the Swinton at Haydock and returned better than ever when chasing home Alexei in the Greatwood on reappea…	2/2252U-	Thomas Bellamy A King	7	69.9kg	13 12/1
6th	9	—	Welsh Charger (G) Had a productive 2024/25 season, winning the Scottish County at Musselburgh (2m) and running at least as well when fifth in the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr. Stopped quickly in the Swinton next ti…	5-046U6	J J Burke A Ralph	7	68kg	21 20/1
7th	10	—	Wreckless Eric (G) Progressive when winning a very competitive novice handicap at Cheltenham last November and ran a cracker when narrowly denied by Go Dante in the Imperial Cup at Sandown in March. Wasn't seen to best…	0-79620	Kielan Woods J & A O'Neill	5	68kg	13 12/1
13th	11	—	Hardy Du Seuil (G) P Fairly useful fifth in a strong 2m Windsor handicap (soft) last season and was back that form when winning over the same C&D with cheekpieces refitted on reappearance, holding on gamely. Has more on …	310423	Isabelle Ryder Jamie Snowden	8	67.6kg	34 33/1
4th	12	—	Mondo Man (G) Smart on Flat in France (purchased for €520,000 last October) and showed plenty of promise as a juvenile. Finished career best fourth in a Group 3 on Flat in May and shaped well behind by a promising…	39-2411	Caoilin Quinn G & J Moore	4	65.3kg	4.50 7/2
2nd	13	—	Hot Fuss (G) V Useful on Flat and made all in a Sandown juvenile last December prior to finishing a cracking fourth of 22 in the Fred Winter. Well held on Flat since and down-the-field in the Gerry Feilden (possibl…	6241P2	David Bass Tom Dascombe	4	65.3kg	34 33/1

Position	Prize
P1	71188.0 GBP
P2	26712.0 GBP
P3	13375.0 GBP
P4	6662.0 GBP
P5	3350.0 GBP
P6	1675.0 GBP