GBAscot Races

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Ascot
15:35
John Guest Racing Handicap
Ascot Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.50 £2.70 Exacta: £38.60 Tricast: £415.92 Trifecta: £239.60
Non-Runners: Saratoga Gold (unsuitable ground), Youthful King (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m3½f
1st
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - switched left and headway 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - kept on (trainer's rep had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 7/1)
5 G AVG
Andrew Balding 129 lbs 6/1 Won
1m4f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f
1m4f 1m2½f 1m3f 1m4f 1m4f
2nd
Prominent on inner - switched left and squeezed through over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/1 tchd 7/1)
7 G AVG
Kevin Philippart De Foy 139 lbs 6/1 .75
1m4f 1m3f 1m4½f 1m4f 1m2f
1m4f 2m½f 1m6f 1m5f 1m4f
3rd
Took keen hold - raced in second - led 4f out - ridden and headed under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
3 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 132 lbs 12/1 2.75
1m4f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f
1m4f 1m6f 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f
4th
Prominent - nudged along and led narrowly under 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/4)
7 G AVG
William Haggas 142 lbs 11/8F 0.3
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m2f 1m2½f
1m4f 1m2f 1m2f 1m3½f 1m3½f
5th
Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders on outer - edged right and weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
6 G AVG
Gary Moore 129 lbs 17/2 14
1m3½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m2f
1m2f 2m½f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m4f
6th
Led at steady pace - headed 4f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran freely in the early stages and did not handle the tacky ground on this occasion - which was officially described as good to soft (soft in places) - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1 tchd 16/5)
6 G AVG
Ian Williams 131 lbs 100/30 31
1m4f 1m6½f 1m5½f 1m6f 1m4f
1m4f 2m 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f
7th
Slowly into stride - towards rear but in touch with leaders - carried head high and weakened quickly over 3f out - eased and tailed off over 1f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 33/1)
7 G Poor
George Margarson 127 lbs 66/1 28
1m4f