2025 Holloways Handicap Hurdle Betting Odds at Ascot racecourse

Saturday, 18 January 2025

There’s a big field set to line up in the BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle at Ascot Racecourse, with this Class 2 encounter looking ideal from an each-way betting perspective. Beat The Bat runs for Harry Fry and the same trainer has another interesting contender lining up in the form of Altobelli.

Trainer Nicky Henderson also has a couple of lively runners, with the handler hoping that either Doddiethegreat or Impose Toi is able to land a victory over two miles, three and a half furlongs. There could also be strong performances from Jipcot and Navajo Indy, with customers advised to compare the biggest prices for the race.

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2025 Holloway's Handicap Hurdle Tips

We’re looking forward to the BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle on Saturday, with Ascot Racecourse hosting a top-class encounter where Beat The Bat is trading at a backable price. The seven-year-old was second in his previous race, finishing second out of fourteen runners at Haydock Park and that came after a break of nearly a year.

Doddiethegreat has yet to show his true potential this term, with the nine-year-old having been pulled up on Boxing Day at Kempton Park. This came after finishing fifth out of seven runners and it’s actually been a long time since the Nicky Henderson-trained charge was able to land a victory.

The money is starting to come for Impose Toi and perhaps the JP McManus-owned charge is the one to back here, with Nicky Henderson’s charge having obliged with a victory at Newbury Racecourse at the end of November. Sent off at 4/1, the runner was able to score by one and a quarter lengths and there could be more to come.

This came after a long absence, with the horse having previously shown strong form when finishing third out of nineteen runners at Kempton in January. At Ascot in December 2023, there was a second-placed finish behind Luccia, with a striking win coming at Cheltenham in November 2023 and perhaps we’ll see another victory here.

2024 Holloway's Handicap Hurdle Tips

Batman Girac is the youngest horse in a field of eighteen runners, although there’s plenty to be said when it comes to the four-year-old’s chances of landing a victory. The runner finished fourth in a Boxing Day heat at Leopardstown in a competitive field of twelve horses, with Kala Conti the winner on that occasion, although the former was sent off at 33/1.

Nurse Susan comes into the race off the back of a victory and there was a triumph of half a length at Cheltenham over two miles, four and a half furlongs. This mid-December victory will give trainer Dan Skelton confidence that further achievements can be attained, with Spirit D’Aunou another horse who merits respect in the shortlist.

Absolute Notions was able to score on a previous appearance and the horse was a facile winner of a three-runner race, while the Gordon Elliott-trained charge has plenty to find off the back of being pulled up at Aintree last April. Perhaps Asta La Pasta can be a more worthy contender and there’s plenty to be said for this horse’s chances.

Along with Nurse Susan, this runner could give Dan Skelton a winner and there was a victory at Market Rasen when the horse obliged out of eight runners. Previously to this came a third-placed finish out of seven runners at Sandown Park, with this coming after a third-placed finish out of fifteen runners at Exeter.

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