Dell' Arca and Sametegal, first and second in the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham on November 17, are among 57 terrific entries revealed today for The Ladbroke at Ascot on Saturday, December 21.
The sponsor has installed the pair as the 12/1 co-favourites of six for the two-mile £150,000 Grade Three handicap hurdle, alongside Nicky Henderson's Blue Fashion and Rolling Star, and potential Irish raiders City Slicker and Quick Jack.
Henderson is the most successful trainer in The Ladbroke, having captured the prestigious and valuable contest with Sentry Duty (2008), Jack The Giant (2007), and Chauvinist (2002).
His eight-strong entry also includes the classy River Maigue (25/1), Snake Eyes (16/1) and Chatterbox (14/1), who finished second to Ifbutandwhynot(14/1) on his seasonal return in the Gerry Feilden at Newbury on November 28.
The progressive Dell' Arca made the perfect British debut when landing the Grade Three Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham on November 17, having previously raced in France. His trainer David Pipe is also responsible forShotavodka (20/1), Ronaldo des Mottes (25/1), Swing Bowler (16/1),Waterunder (25/1) and Dan Breen (33/1).
Auteuil Grade One scorer Ptit Zig is among six entries for seven-time champion jump trainer Paul Nicholls, while Alan King, successful with Raya Star in 2011, has entered Grumeti (16/1) and impressive Newbury victor Vendor (16/1).
Leading Irish handler Gordon Elliott was victorious last year with Cause Of Causes and could bid for a repeat victory with this year's Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle hero Flaxen Flare (16/1), who was last seen coming fourth in the Greatwood Hurdle and is one of seven Irish-trained entries.
Rawnaq (25/1) fared best of the Irish raiders in the Greatwood Hurdle, finishing third, and trainer Michael Smith is hoping his charge can reproduce that effort at Ascot. The six-year-old completed a hat-trick of wins during the summer months, before finishing a respectable seventh on heavy ground in the Galway Hurdle.
Smith, who has just eight horses in training, reported: "All being well, Rawnaq will run in The Ladbroke.
"He has come out Cheltenham well and is in good form. I was delighted with his performance there but we were expecting a big run as he was in such good form.
"We expected the same in the Galway Hurdle, but he came back sick and ran a great race for a horse that wasn't well. It was bottomless as well and he is much better on better ground.
"During the summer, he won a Flat race and two hurdle races really impressively and then ran two good races on the Flat before Cheltenham.
"I've had my licence for nearly a year now and it's great to be associated with a horse like him.
"He is still improving and we think he will be even better over a longer trip. We will wait and see how he gets on in Ascot, but we have always thought further the better for him because he does stay two miles on the Flat."
Other notable entries for The Ladbroke include Elite Hurdle victor Melodic Rendezvous (16/1) and Pine Creek (16/1), who annexed a Listed handicap hurdle decisively over the course and distance on November 2.
Ladbrokes betting: 12/1 Blue Fashion, City Slicker, Dell' Arca, Quick Jack, Rolling Star, Sametegal, 14/1 Chatterbox, Ifandbutwhynot, 16/1 Caid Du Berlais, Call Me Bubbles, Chris Pea Green, Flaxen Flare, Grumeti, Melodic Rendezvous, Pine Creek, Ptit Zig, Snake Eyes, Swing Bowler, Upazo, Vendor, Willow's Saviour, Cash And Go, 20/1 Chesil Beach Boy, Dunraven Storm, Get Me Out Of Here, Karazhan, Moujik Borget, Ranjaan, Shotavodka, 25/1 Alaivan, Bordoni, Clondaw Kaempfer, Court Minstrel, Dildar, Doyly Carte, Franciscan, Irish Saint, Kaylif Aramis, Lexi's Boy, Milord, Rawnaq, Recession Proof, River Maigue, Ronaldo Des Mottes, Sarabad, Totalize, Vulcanite, Waterunder, Whitby Jack, 33/1 Dan Breen, Kazlian, Knight Of Pleasure, Landscape, Makari, Ruacana, Seventh Sky, Zuider Zee.
Celestial Halo among Long Walk 14
Long Distance Hurdle hero Celestial Halo and last season's leading staying novice hurdler At Fishers Cross headline 14 entries for the £75,000 Grade One Wessex Youth Trust Long Walk Hurdle, run over three miles and a furlong at Ascot on December 21.
Reve De Sivola could bid for back-to-back wins following last year's impressive 14-length success, while Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins has four possibles, headed by Diakali and Zaidpour.
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THE LADBROKE
Class 1, Grade 3, £150,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.35pm, Ascot, Saturday, December 21. For four-year-olds and upwards, two miles. Entries closed December 3, entries revealed December 4 (57 entries), weights revealed December 11. Penalties: after December 8, a winner of a hurdle race 5lb; no penalty to increase a horse's weight above 11st 12lb. Five-day confirmation stage December 16, final declaration stage 10.00am, December 19. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including, Monday, December 2.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
P116/55/- ALAIVAN (IRE) 7 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
5141-42 BLUE FASHION (IRE) 4 John & Barbara Cotton Nicky Henderson
2r10- BORDONI (USA) 4 Bloomfields John Ferguson
22202-2 CAID DU BERLAIS (FR) 4 Donlon, Doyle, MacDonald & C. Barber Paul Nicholls
015-112 CALL ME BUBBLES (FR) 4 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
5/2U00-0 CASH AND GO (IRE) 6 Robin Geffen Nicky Henderson
1/114-2 CHATTERBOX (IRE) 5 The Not Afraid Partnership 2 Nicky Henderson
404233- CHESIL BEACH BOY 10 John Coombe John Coombe
1160-23 CHRIS PEA GREEN 4 C Green & Galloping On The South Downs Gary Moore
1423-11 CITY SLICKER (IRE) 5 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE
1/11P-0 CLONDAW KAEMPFER (IRE) 5 Tim Leslie & D Gorton Donald McCain
3411-00 COURT MINSTREL (IRE) 6 Janet Davies Evan Williams
3300-04 DAN BREEN (IRE) 8 Stuart & Simon Mercer David Pipe
2121 DELL' ARCA (IRE) 4 Prof Caroline Tisdall David Pipe
1U3/25-3 DILDAR (IRE) 5 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
1331-52 DOYLY CARTE 5 Elite Racing Club Donald McCain
4P/64/-41 DUNRAVEN STORM (IRE) 8 Karola Vann Philip Hobbs
14-2134 FLAXEN FLARE (IRE) 4 Pat Sloan Gordon Elliott IRE
113 FRANCISCAN 5 Tim Leslie Donald McCain
4PP0-00 GET ME OUT OF HERE (IRE) 9 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
1131/4-3 GRUMETI 5 McNeill Family Alan King
10F-301 IFANDBUTWHYNOT (IRE) 7 Claire Hollowood & Henry Dean David O'Meara
11213-F IRISH SAINT (FR) 4 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
211(1)- KARAZHAN 5 Pump & Plant Services Ltd Nicky Henderson
1315-3F KAYLIF ARAMIS 6 The Grangers Nigel Twiston-Davies
140/003- KAZLIAN (FR) 5 Twelve Pipers Piping Johnny Farrelly
10406-1 KNIGHT OF PLEASURE 4 The Knights Of Pleasure Gary Moore
3145F3- LANDSCAPE (FR) 5 A Brooks Venetia Williams
32111/B- LEXI'S BOY (IRE) 5 Tim Leslie Donald McCain
126-110 MAKARI 6 Matt & Lauren Morgan Nicky Henderson
2111-15 MELODIC RENDEZVOUS 7 Cash For Honours Jeremy Scott
634-F23 MILORD (GER) 4 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership VII Kim Bailey
11450/-1 MOUJIK BORGET (FR) 5 Sunday Lunch Partnership Venetia Williams
3115-16 PINE CREEK 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson
4131-21 PTIT ZIG (FR) 4 Barry Fulton, Chris Giles & Richard Webb Paul Nicholls
500-11 QUICK JACK (IRE) 4 John Breslin Tony Martin IRE
0(2)000-1 RANJAAN (FR) 5 Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Ranjaan Paul Nicholls
0-21103 RAWNAQ (IRE) 6 Kevin Smith Matthew Smith IRE
21(1)15//-0 RECESSION PROOF (FR) 7 P Taylor & Mr J Stone John Quinn
31/2120- RIVER MAIGUE (IRE) 6 Michael Buckley Nicky Henderson
1165-1 ROLLING STAR (FR) 4 Michael Buckley & The Vestey Family Nicky Henderson
F6//4P03- RONALDO DES MOTTES (FR) 8 K & D Ives David Pipe
11306-0 RUACANA 4 Bloomfields John Ferguson
1332-12 SAMETEGAL (FR) 4 John & Barbara Cotton Paul Nicholls
1U05-60 SARABAD (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
41224-2 SEVENTH SKY (GER) 6 John Heron Charlie Mann
110-022 SHOTAVODKA (IRE) 7 Jane Gerard-Pearse David Pipe
3/24-4 SNAKE EYES (IRE) 5 J P McManus Nicky Henderson
111/130- SWING BOWLER 6 Exors of the late David Johnson David Pipe
2115- TOTALIZE 4 D Gilbert, M Lawrence, A Bruce Brian Ellison
1/2205-1 UPAZO (FR) 5 Philip Reynolds Willie Mullins IRE
P63U-01 VENDOR (FR) 5 Thurloe 52 Alan King
1320-05 VULCANITE (IRE) 6 J P McManus Charlie Longsdon
42-1461 WATERUNDER (IRE) 6 Mrs S Clifford David Pipe
102P6-0 WHITBY JACK 6 Chris Stedman Gary Moore
052P-11 WILLOW'S SAVIOUR 6 Triple F Partnership Dan Skelton
213-20 ZUIDER ZEE (GER) 6 Bloomfields John Ferguson
57 entries
7 Irish-trained
THE WESSEX YOUTH TRUST LONG WALK HURDLE
Class 1, Grade 31, £75,000 Total Prize Fund. 2.25pm, Ascot, Saturday, December 21. For four-year-olds and upwards, three miles & one furlongs. Entries closed December 3, entries revealed December 4 (14 entries), Weights: 11st 7lb. Allowances: fillies and mares 7lb. Five-day confirmation stage December 16, final declaration stage 10.00am, December 19. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including, Monday, December 2.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
11111-4 AT FISHERS CROSS (IRE) 6 J PMcManus Rebecca Curtis
426-161 CELESTIAL HALO (IRE) 9 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
41-2113 DIAKALI (FR) 4 Wicklow Bloodstock Limited Willie Mullins IRE
4/P3P0-5 GRANDS CRUS (FR) 8 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe
22-5412 MAGGIO (FR) 8 M Deren Patrick Griffin IRE
3r121-2 MALA BEACH (IRE) 5 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE
411P-22 MEDINAS (FR) 6 Mr & Mrs F D Bell Alan King
142-013 REVE DE SIVOLA (FR) 8 Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership Nick Williams
25115-2 SALUBRIOUS (IRE) 6 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls
2632-40 THOUSAND STARS (FR) 9 Hammer & Trowel Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
25145/4- TIME FOR RUPERT (IRE) 9 Littlecote Racing Partnership Paul Webber
150-041 TWEEDLEDRUM 6 Wainwright,Hill,Atkin,Cheshire&Rowlinson Tom Symonds
11/11-1 UPSIE (FR) 5 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE
P23-032 ZAIDPOUR (FR) 7 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
14 entries
6 Irish-trained
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