2024 Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Betting Odds at Ascot racecourse

Saturday, 02 November 2024

We’re looking forward to some quality racing at Ascot on Saturday and perhaps the Lavazza Handicap Hurdle will be the most exciting encounter on the racecard. There are lots of horses trading at a similar price and that includes Steel Ally, with the runner potentially going off as favourite ahead of Fiercely Proud and Secret Squirrel.

Fire Flyer is operating at a bigger price and has to be respected on form, while Stream Of Stars and Our Champ are other runners with solid credentials. We recommend you consider an each-way bet when it comes to this big field and a chance to land a return if the horse you back ends up finishing in the frame.

2024 Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Tips

Steel Ally produced a solid performance on his seasonal debut and the same horse heads the betting market for the Lavazza Handicap Hurdle on Saturday. The Sam Thomas-trained runner was able to win last season along with registering a runner-up and a third-placed spot. He looks like the most solid each-way proposition out of the entire field.

Fiercely Proud was also twice a winner last season and the five-year-old is trained by Ben Pauling. The latest effort was a seventh-placed finish out of twenty runners at Sandown and this came after finishing second out of a field of six at Kempton Park. However, there were previously back to back victories last season.

Secret Squirrel was twice a winner last season and the five-year-old boasts solid credentials, with the Hughie Morrison-trained charge likely to be suited to the trip of one mile, seven and a half furlongs. David Bass is on board and the horse is carrying less weight than the first two runners in the betting.

Fire Flyer was unconvincing in his previous two encounters, although Paul Nicholls trains a six-year-old who is also carrying 11-3 and could be a backable each-way price. That’s particularly if you are able to get extra places, with the best horse racing betting sites likely to stretch down to five or even six places for this race.