Ascot Races
Ascot
16:45
Betfred Nifty Fifty Handicap
Ascot
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90
Place: £2.20 £1.60 £3.10
Exacta: £19.70
Tricast: £170.76
Trifecta: £197
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | First Light (GB) | 6 G | Good | John & Thady Gosden | 125 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Held up in midfield - switched right and ridden when headway over 2f out - went third and made strong challenge over 1f out - led 1f out - kept on well - always doing enough(op 7/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Dhushan (IRE) | 3 C | Good | William Haggas | 127 lbs | 11/4F | .5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - ridden 2f out - headway and went fourth 1f out - kept on well and went second inside final 110yds (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Glen Again (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Johnston | 120 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Led - ridden and hard pressed 2f out - edged right and headed 1f out - kept on and held inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Pleasant Man (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Roger Charlton | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Steadied start - switched right soon after start - towards rear - switched left and ridden 2f out - headway and kept on strongly final 110yds - went fourth final strides - not reach leaders(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Mystical Dawn (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Held up in midfield - ridden 2f out - edged left 1f out - kept on but held inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Recovery Run (GB) | N/A | Good | Andrew Balding | 133 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Chased leader - ridden and made strong challenge 2f out - lost second and bit short of room 1f out - lost third and no extra final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Irish Legend (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 126 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - switched right and ridden 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 6/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Surrey Gold (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 122 lbs | 3/1 | 0.1 | Steadied start - held up in rear - switched left and ridden 2f out - no impression until kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge - lost shoe (vet said colt lost its right-fore shoe)(op 10/3) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Glentaneous (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Brian Meehan | 124 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | Chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - lost third and no extra over 1f out - hung right when hampered and switched left inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) |