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All The Glory to be stepped back up in trip after tough Grade 2 test at Ascot

20 Jan 2025
We had our first runner in Grade 2 company this weekend, as All The Glory took on a talent-laden field in the Mares' Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

Amongst the entries for the Ascot race, worth over £30,000 to the winner, were Listed winners Take No Chances and Casa No Mento, as well as two-time Grade 1 winner, and hot favourite in the race, Kargese.

Before the race had even started there was cause for concern, as the stewards at Ascot questioned whether or not All The Glory was carrying the correct weight due to her winning a Grade 2 earlier in her career. However, this was cleared up before the race began, although not without a delay to proceedings which was noted on both ITV and Sky Sports Racing coverage. 

WATCH: Jonjo O'Neill reviews All The Glory's performance and clarifies the confusion around her weight allocation
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The leaders of the race went off at a fair gallop, if not terribly quickly, and there was absolutely no margin for error over the hurdles due to the field's high quality, and true to form, all seven in the race jumped superbly all the way around. 

All The Glory found herself taking up a spot in the rear of the seven strong field, but this is no different to the way she's been ridden in either of her last two victories, as she tends to run into the race well as it draws to a close. This time however, it was set to be a stiffer task to do so, not only due to the high quality of the field, but because the race was only two miles long, as opposed to the two and a half miles she's been running over in her previous outings.

WATCH: Jonjo O'Neill Jnr reflects on All The Glory's valiant effort at Ascot
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The pace of the contest began to take it's toll as the field was turning for home, with All The Glory being dropped by the leading five horses with the two hurdles in the home straight left to take. Jonjo O'Neill Jnr gave her an easy ride at that point, as her race was run and there was no catching those ahead of her, and she came home in sixth position. 

Heavy odds-on favourite Kargese came with a run towards the end of the race, but wasn't able to rein in Take No Chances for Dan Skelton and Kielan Woods, who stayed on well in the run-in to score by just under a length to the Willie Mullins-trained mare. 


All The Glory's Owners for the Day with the O'Neills and Coral Racing Ambassador, Chris Hughes

Despite a less than perfect result, our Owners for the Day at Ascot had an excellent time, experiencing the Owners and Trainers facilities at the racecourse, as well as being able to meet the O'Neill team and All The Glory in the Parade Ring. Their fantastic afternoon was topped off by All The Glory claiming some prize money for her finishing position in the race.

The team at Jackdaws Castle will be looking to step All The Glory back up in trip next time out, as she's far more suited to two and a half miles than she is to the stiffer two mile contest. She has qualified for the Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Final at Cheltenham in April, and the team will be looking to that as a long term target now, with a couple of races potentially on the cards between now and then. 

Keep an eye on the Coral Racing Club to find out where All The Glory will head next!
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