Ascot December 19

Ascot Placepot suggestions: Saturday 19 December

Read our expert’s Ascot Placepot tips on Long Walk Hurdle day on the Berkshire course. Find out which runners to include as we goal the Tote Placepot pool

A fascinating and high-class renewal of the Long Walk Hurdle (2.25pm) – the final British Grade 1 race before Christmas – is the characteristic at Ascot on Saturday. The Placepot pool for the day has been boosted by a tidy £21,000 rolled over from Monday’s assembly at Kempton.

Ascot Tote Placepot picks — Saturday tips

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Ascot Tote Placepot picks — Saturday tips

Race 1: Ascot 12.40

This is a troublesome opener with five runners who won last time out. Of those, Soyouthinksoagain for Dan and Harry Skelton appeals as one that will still be ahead of the handicapper after a simple success at Stratford in October. This is more durable up 11lb however he handles gentle going and looks to be bettering nonetheless.

Hugos Other Horse has finished second in both handicaps thus far for Paul Nicholls, stays this distance, and is one with room for enchancment.

Selections: No 5 Hugos Other Horse, No  eleven Soyouthinksoagain

Race 2: Ascot 1.15

Caribean Boy and Itchy Feet look the pair to focus on and choice is for the previous, an bettering French import for Nicky Henderson. He took the scalp of Fiddlerontheroof final time at Newbury, jumping well and displaying a pleasant gear-change to go away and win. His leaping may be decisive.

Selection: No 1 Caribean Boy

Race three: Ascot 1.50

Mengli Khan is an interesting arrival at Nicky Henderson’s Seven Barrows yard. He was sensible if not fairly high stage for earlier trainer Gordon Elliott but romped to victory at Ballinrobe in September when last out. Back in a handicap and off one hundred fifty for his new coach, he has a good chance.

Selection: No 1 Mengli Khan

Race 4: Ascot 2.25

This is a really top-drawer renewal of the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle with three former winners joining up-and-coming star Thyme Hill. He defeated Paisley Park at Newbury last month, when receiving 3lb, however could find that Emma Lavelle’s star stayer has more to give now together with his confidence boosted from that return. If Paisley Park is again near his best, he can flip it around off ranges.

If the large two falter, the mare Roksana could take advantage. She gets 7lb from the boys and has excellent type in three starts at this kind of journey, together with a simple Wetherby Grade 2 win on her return to motion in October.

Selections: No 2 Paisley Park, No 10 Roksana

Race 5: Ascot three.00

Espoir De Guye was pulled up at Cheltenham in March but that was his first setback over fences. He returned to action right here final month after a wind operation and won over 2m 5f. Venetia Williams and Charlie Deutsch had a winner here on Friday and this six-year-old isn’t accomplished enhancing.

Selection: No three Espoir De Guye

Race 6: Ascot three.35

One of the hardest handicaps of the festive racing programme concludes the card. Botox Has should be taught from his Newbury defeat final time and nonetheless rates as a four-year-old to remain onside with. He can go properly, while Irish raider Belfast Banter may have a say from a mark of 129 on his handicap bow.

His expertise over the stiff Galway finish in his maiden win, as well as an ability to handle testing spherical, might be positives for him now.

Selections: No three Botox Has, No 16 Belfast Banter

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