Ascot Races
Ascot
14:50
Knights Nursery Handicap
Ascot
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.40 £2 £3.80
Exacta: £14.40
Tricast: £173.62
Trifecta: £168.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Soldier's Gold (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 135 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Disputed lead - shaken up to lead over 1f out - kept on well - comfortably(op 2/1 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Impressive Act (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Charlie Appleby | 131 lbs | 9/2 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and challenging when hung left over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Oops (GB) | 2 F | Poor |
Connor Planas
(5)lbs
|
George Boughey | 126 lbs | 16/1 | 2 | In rear and pushed along - headway and switched right over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on - went third towards finish (jockey said filly was slow into stride and hung right-handed)(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Mr Baloo (IRE) | 4 C | AVG |
Alec Voikhansky
(5)lbs
|
Richard Hannon | 124 lbs | 11/2 | 0.2 | Disputed lead - ridden over 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) | |
| 5th | 8 | White Christmas (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Michael Bell | 124 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Slowly into stride - in rear - midfield over 4f out - headway over 2f out - soon ridden - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Passionately (IRE) | 2 F | Good |
George Bass
(3)lbs
|
Amy Murphy | 132 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden when short of room over 1f out - soon lost position(op 9/1) | |
| 7th | 10 | Time Signature (GB) | 3 G | Poor | William Knight | 118 lbs | 14/1 | 1 | Slowly away - in rear - ridden over 2f out - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Quickfire (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Billy Loughnane
(3)lbs
|
Ed Walker | 131 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - disputed lead - ridden over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Socialise (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Nigel Tinkler | 121 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Held up in midfield - shaken up over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Dark Points (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 15 | Soon prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - soon eased (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 10/1) |