2024 Ascot Hurdle Tips
Golden Ace was able to land a victory on a consecutive basis last season, with the horse having racked up four straight victories last term. Jeremy Scott trains a runner who was last seen winning at Cheltenham in April, with the odds-on favourite landing a huge victory after previously scoring at the Cheltenham Festival.
That latter triumph came in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices Hurdle, with the 10/1 shot obliging over two miles and one furlong, with the horse in receipt of the mares’ allowance when it comes to this race. However, Blueking D’oroux is a five-year-old who could certainly be in the shake-up and we’re intrigued to see how this runner performs.
The five-year-old was last seen running well when finishing fourth out of eight runners in a Grade 2 Hurdle at Sandown Park at the end of April, with the 16/1 shot finishing less than ten lengths behind favourite Impaire Et Passe. The horse landed a notable victory when succeeding in the Grade 2 Coral Hurdle at Ascot and a repeat could be on the cards.
Thunder Rock can’t be discounted from proceedings, with the eight-year-old having been pulled up when running against Gerri Colombe at Aintree, with the horse struggling to handle the pace on that occasion. There was previously a win in the bet365 Premier Chase when the 9/4 favourite was able to triumph by seven lengths.