Ascot
16:35
Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco)
Ascot Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £16.45 Place: £5.40 £7.30 £8 Exacta: £392.70 Tricast: £6279.47 Trifecta: £14638.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Carrytheone (GB) 7 G AVG Michael Bell 132 lbs 14/1 Won Slowly away - in rear - good headway on near side of group from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged right but led 1f out - kept on well(op 11/1)
2nd 17 Lattam (IRE) 5 G AVG Julie Camacho 123 lbs 18/1 2 Took keen hold - raced near side - in touch with leaders - joined main group 5f out - soon towards rear - headway when switched right 2f out - soon challenging against far rail - went second final 110yds(op 20/1)
3rd 4 Witch Hunter (FR) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 137 lbs 25/1 1.25 Slowly away - raced near side - in rear - joined main group 5f out - short of room and switched left under 3f out - hung right but headway from 2f out - went fourth final 110yds - kept on
4th 10 Thunder Run (IRE) 4 G Good K R Burke 125 lbs 7/2F 0.05 Raced near side - soon led group - joined main group and disputed lead 5f out - pressed leader 3f out - briefly disputed lead under 2f out - weakened final 110yds - lost third post(op 18/5)
5th 5 Elnajmm (GB) 5 G AVG William Haggas 132 lbs 16/1 0.05 In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
6th 14 Toimy Son (FR) 5 G Poor David Menuisier 123 lbs 9/1 2.25 In touch with leaders - switched right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
7th 3 Cicero's Gift (GB) 5 G Good Charles Hills 137 lbs 18/1 0.3 Raced near side - prominent - joined main group 5f out - carried head high when pushed along 2f out - hung right over 1f out - soon no extra(op 25/1)
8th 20 Mirsky (GB) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 123 lbs 16/1 1 Prominent - pressed leader going okay over 2f out - soon briefly disputed lead - weakened inside final furlong
9th 18 Padishakh (FR) 5 G AVG David O'Meara 123 lbs 33/1 3 Raced near side - in touch with leaders - joined main group 5f out - outpaced 2f out - soon switched right - kept on inside final furlong
10th 1 Holloway Boy (GB) 5 G Poor K R Burke 138 lbs 12/1 1.5 Led overall - disputed lead 5f out - led again 3f out - headed under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
11th 16 Godwinson (GB) 4 G AVG William Haggas 123 lbs 18/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - weakening when hampered over 1f out(tchd 16/1)
12th 11 Bopedro (FR) 9 G Poor David O'Meara 125 lbs 17/2 1.5 In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
13th 19 State Actor (IRE) 5 G AVG W T Farrell 123 lbs 8/1 3.25 Towards rear - headway towards far side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said gelding bled from nose)(op 15/2)
14th 2 Sir Busker (IRE) 9 G AVG William Knight 135 lbs 50/1 0.2 Never better than midfield(op 40/1)
15th 6 Popmaster (IRE) 7 G Poor Ed Walker 132 lbs 50/1 1 Never better than midfield
16th 8 Daysofourlives (IRE) 4 G Good Marco Botti 129 lbs 9/1 6.5 Pushed along halfway - never better than midfield (trainer's rep said gelding was never travelling on the soft - heavy in places going and would prefer a firmer surface)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
17th 9 Mr Professor (IRE) 5 G AVG Raphael E Freire 125 lbs 14/1 6.5 Midfield - weakened 2f out(op 12/1)
18th 15 Mexicali Rose (GB) 5 M Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 123 lbs 18/1 21 Always behind - weakened quickly 2f out(op 12/1)
19th 12 Star Of Orion (IRE) 6 G AVG Eve Johnson Houghton 124 lbs 33/1 0.2 Slowly away - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 28/1)
20th 13 Alaskan Gold (IRE) 3 C Poor Alan King 124 lbs 80/1 13 Stumbled badly start and nearly lost jockey - took keen hold - never better than midfield