GBAscot Races

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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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
7f 7f 1m 7½f 7f
1st
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)
7 G AVG
Michael Bell 132 lbs 14/1 Won
7f 1m1f 7f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
2nd
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)
5 G AVG
Julie Camacho 123 lbs 18/1 2
1m 1m
7f 7f 7f 1m 7f
3rd
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
5 G AVG
Richard Hannon 137 lbs 25/1 1.25
1m 7f 1m 1m 7f
7f 1m 1m½f 1m 1m
4th
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)
4 G Good
K R Burke 125 lbs 7/2F 0.05
1m 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m3½f 1m1f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
5th
In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
5 G AVG
William Haggas 132 lbs 16/1 0.05
7f 1m1f
7f 7f 1m 1m 1m1f
6th
In touch with leaders - switched right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
5 G Poor
David Menuisier 123 lbs 9/1 2.25
1m 1m 1m 1m1f
1m 1m 1m1f 1m 1m
7th
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)
5 G Good
Charles Hills 137 lbs 18/1 0.3
1m 1m2f 1m 1m 1m
1m 7f 1m 1m 7f
8th
Prominent - pressed leader going okay over 2f out - soon briefly disputed lead - weakened inside final furlong
6 G AVG
David O'Meara 123 lbs 16/1 1
7f 1m 1m 1m½f 7f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
9th
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - joined main group 5f out - outpaced 2f out - soon switched right - kept on inside final furlong
5 G AVG
David O'Meara 123 lbs 33/1 3
1m 1m2f 1m1f 1m 1m½f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
10th
Led overall - disputed lead 5f out - led again 3f out - headed under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
5 G AVG
K R Burke 138 lbs 12/1 1.5
1m 1m 1m1f 1m1f 1m1f
1m 1m 1m2½f 1m 1m1f
11th
Took keen hold - prominent - weakening when hampered over 1f out(tchd 16/1)
4 G AVG
William Haggas 123 lbs 18/1 .5
1m 1m 1m1f 1m 1m
1m 1m 1m 1m1f 7f
12th
In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
9 G Poor
David O'Meara 125 lbs 17/2 1.5
1m 1m1f 1m2f 1m½f 1m
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
13th
Towards rear - headway towards far side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said gelding bled from nose)(op 15/2)
5 G AVG
W T Farrell 123 lbs 8/1 3.25
1m 1m 1m1f 1m 1m2f
1m½f 1m2f 1m1f 1m2½f 1m2f
14th
Never better than midfield(op 40/1)
9 G AVG
William Knight 135 lbs 50/1 0.2
1m2f 1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f
7f 6f 7f 7f 7f
15th
Never better than midfield
7 G AVG
Ed Walker 132 lbs 50/1 1
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
1m2f 1m 1m2f 1m 1m2f
16th
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)
4 G Good
Marco Botti 129 lbs 9/1 6.5
1m2f
1m1f 1m2f 1m 1m1f 7f
17th
Midfield - weakened 2f out(op 12/1)
5 G AVG
Raphael E Freire 125 lbs 14/1 6.5
1m 1m½f 1m
1m½f 7f 1m 1m1f 7½f
18th
Always behind - weakened quickly 2f out(op 12/1)
5 M Poor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 123 lbs 18/1 21
7f 1m2f
7f 1m 7f 7f 7f
19th
Slowly away - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 28/1)
6 G AVG
Eve Johnson Houghton 124 lbs 33/1 0.2
-
6f 7f 7f 6f 7f
20th
Stumbled badly start and nearly lost jockey - took keen hold - never better than midfield
3 C Poor
Alan King 124 lbs 80/1 13
6f 5f 6f 5f 5f