Ascot
14:25
John Guest Racing Brown Jack Handicap
Ascot Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £3.40 £6.10 Exacta: £130 Tricast: £676.03 Trifecta: £676
Non-Runners: Monsieur Lambrays (vet's certificate), Traila (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Blazeon Five (GB) 6 M AVG Roger Teal 139 lbs 17/2 Won Midfield - headway over 4f out - disputed lead 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden and 2 lengths ahead over 1f out - soon edged right - reduced lead and faced challenge inside final furlong - stayed on - gamely(op 16/1 tchd 9/1)
2nd 4 Temporize (GB) 5 G AVG Syd Hosie 138 lbs 20/1 0.2 Prominent - disputing lead 3f out - ridden and went second over 2f out - outpaced and 2 lengths down over 1f out - soon switched left and rallied - challenging inside final furlong - stayed on - just held(op 25/1)
3rd 9 Pledgeofallegiance (IRE) 2 C Good Sir Mark Prescott Bt 123 lbs 100/30 12 Led - went clear halfway - reduced lead 4f out - headed 3f out - soon lost ground quickly - stayed on and went remote third inside final furlong
4th 2 Appier (IRE) 6 G AVG S Woods 139 lbs 25/1 4.25 Slowly away - raced in last - some headway over 4f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 14/1)
5th 5 King Eagle (IRE) N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 138 lbs 6/4F 2.25 Towards rear - some headway over 4f out - went third over 2f out - soon ridden and no impression - weakened final furlong (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/4)
6th 7 Malakahna (FR) 5 M Good Ian Williams 137 lbs 9/2 10 Held up in midfield - niggled along after halfway - weakened over 4f out (jockey said mare was never travelling; trainer said mare was unsuited by the soft (good to soft in places) going on this occasion - which in his opinion was riding tacky - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 4/1)
7th 6 Tamilla (GB) 4 F AVG William Haggas 137 lbs 7/1 75 Prominent - weakened quickly 5f out - tailed off over 2f out (jockey said filly stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 13/2)