THERE wasn’t much between Jingko Blue and Lowry’s Bar when they finished first and second respectively in the Grade 2 Hampton Chase last month at Windsor, re-routed from Warwick, and there may not be much between them when they meet again today in the Grade 2 Ebony Horse Club Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot.

Jingko Blue had just over two lengths to spare over Lowry’s Bar at the winning line at Windsor, but it may not have been that much had the runner-up not made a significant mistake at the third last fence. It is impossible to know how it would have played out had Lowry’s Bar jumped the obstacle well.