Yorkshire Glory has usurped Aisling Oscar at the top of the AW Bonus Horse of the Year standings and Ben Haslam’s runner could secure the £100,000 first prize with victory at Wolverhampton on Monday.
Aisling Oscar led Francesi by three points at the start of last week but could only finish fourth at Newcastle, while Yorkshire Glory notched his fourth win in a row to jump from third to first with a points tally of 268.
Yorkshire Glory, Aisling Oscar and Francesi each have one qualifying run remaining, while fourth-place Mr Nugget has two left and could mathematically take the spoils provided other results go his way.
Position | Horse (Trainer) | Points | Eligible runs remaining |
1 | Yorkshire Glory (Ben Haslam) | 268 | 1 |
2 | Aisling Oscar (Adrian Keatley) | 263 | 1 |
3 | Francesi (Tony Carroll) | 248 | 1 |
4 | Mr Nugget (David Simcock) | 229 | 2 |
5 | Concert Boy (Katie Scott) | 226 | 1 |
6 | Charlie's Choice (David Simcock) | 219 | 1 |
7 | Beauzon (Ian Williams) | 216 | 0 |
8 | Latin (James Owen) | 213 | 2 |
9 | Goldmoyne (James Owen) | 212 | 1 |
10 | Dandy Khan (Jim Boyle) | 212 | 2 |
Horse of the Year contenders with upcoming declarations/entries
Goldmoyne (James Owen) – Lingfield, March 20
Dandy Khan (Jim Boyle) – Lingfield, March 20
Latin (James Owen) – Wolverhampton, March 20
Mr Nugget (David Simcock) – Newcastle, March 21 / Wolverhampton, March 24
Concert Boy (Katie Scott) – Newcastle, March 21
Charlie’s Choice (David Simcock) – Newcastle, March 21
Aisling Oscar (Adrian Keatley) – Wolverhampton, March 23 / Wolverhampton, March 24
Francesi (Tony Carroll) – Wolverhampton, March 23
Yorkshire Glory (Ben Haslam) – Wolverhampton, March 23 / Lingfield, March 25
