Equal favourites in wide open Ascot Handicap betting

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The betting companies have equal favourites for the Ascot Handicap (1000m) this afternoon at Eagle Farm.

It is $5 the field, with Payline sitting at the top of betting alongside Golden Boom.

Hidden Wealth is at $5.50 on the second line of betting, with Battlefield at $7. Uncommon James is at $8 and is being kept safe with top betting apps.

Ladbrokes Ascot Hcp (L)

Eagle Farm | 1000 | Good 4

April 18, 2026

4:28 PM

1. Uncommon James (5)

60.5kg

x434x

J: Ben Thompson

T: Matthew Hoysted

$7.50

 

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2. Hidden Wealth (11)

59.5kg

1410x

J: Ryan Maloney

T: Tony Gollan

$5.50

 

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3. Rockribbed (12)

58kg

1145x

J: Daniel Moor

T: Tony Gollan

$27

 

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4. Payline (2)

57.5kg

5432x

J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor

T: Chris & Corey Munce

$6.00

 

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5. Abounding (10)

57kg

219x7

J: Vlad Duric

T: Robert Heathcote

$9.00

 

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6. Golden Boom (4)

57kg

x544x

J: Angela Jones

T: Tony Gollan

$5.50

 

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7. King Kapa (9)

55kg

6728x

J: Cejay Graham

T: Tony Gollan

$31

 

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8. Golden Decade (1)

53.5kg

x169x

J: Damien Thornton

T: Matthew Dunn

$34

 

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9. Liquor (3)

53kg

6201x

J: Emily Lang

T: Tony Gollan

$21

 

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10. Spicy Martini (7)

53kg

0x60x

J: Taylor Marshall

T: Toby Edmonds

$16

 

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11. Unflinching (8)

53kg

x8x32

J: Jake Bayliss

T: Shawn Mathrick

$21

 

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12. Battlefield (6)

53kg

31222

J: Mark Du Plessis

T: Barry Lockwood & Emma-Jane Vincent

$6.00

 

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13. Navyonthehighway (8)

53kg

0365x

J: Tahlia Fenlon

T: Chris & Corey Munce

SCRATCHED 18/04, 7:47 am

14. Lulumon (5)

53kg

3x365

J: Unknown

T: Jason Coyle

SCRATCHED 16/04, 7:19 pm

15. Bonfire Spark (1)

53kg

7x612

J: Mark Du Plessis

T: Olivia Cairns

SCRATCHED 18/04, 7:47 am

16. Manukau (4)

54kg

22112

J: Unknown

T: Michael Freedman

SCRATCHED 18/04, 7:47 am