Ascot Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | City Streak (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 6/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Max Mayhem (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 139 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Nolton Cross (IRE) | 3 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Hugo Palmer | 132 lbs | 12/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - raced in second - led 4f out - ridden and headed under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 11/1) | |
| 4th | 1 | Gaassee (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | William Haggas | 142 lbs | 11/8F | 0.3 | Prominent - nudged along and led narrowly under 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/4) | ||
| 5th | 8 | The Whipmaster (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 129 lbs | 17/2 | 14 | Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders on outer - edged right and weakened over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Oneforthegutter (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 131 lbs | 100/30 | 31 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Protected Guest (GB) | 7 G | Poor | George Margarson | 127 lbs | 66/1 | 28 | 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) |