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Ascot October

Saturday 31 October 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

Ascot October

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12:50 Grundon Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)
Class 4

Media Mogul Steaming In At Ascot

A market move plus class drop makes this a straightforward call in a thin novice heat

Medium 2 min read

Media Mogul WIN 11/4
WON
13:25 Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 3

Glynn Brae's Steamer Demands Respect At Ascot

A market move this sharp in a five-horse novice chase is rarely noise — it's information.

Medium 2 min read

Glynn Brae WIN 4/1
5th
14:00 Sodexo Live! Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 2

Gore Point's Perfect Record Demands Respect at Ascot

Six runs, five wins, one second — the form line that changes everything

Medium 2 min read

Gore Point EACHWAY 14/1
9th
14:33 Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Class 1

Califet En Vol Steams In, But Viroflay Lurks

The market has its say at Ascot — now let's read the form strings properly.

Medium 2 min read

Califet En Vol WIN 7/2
6th
15:10 1st Class Logistics Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)
Class 3

Tizzard's Yard Form Makes No Way Jay Irresistible

A 35% trainer strike rate is the sharpest number in this five-runner novice hurdle

Speculative 2 min read

No Way Jay WIN 13/8
2nd
15:43 Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)
Class 2

Trustintimes the One to Follow at Ascot

Harry Fry's hold-up runner has the pace map working in his favour — and the market agrees

Medium 2 min read

Trustintimes WIN 9/4
WON

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