Ascot
15:23
eventmasters.co.uk 40th Anniversary Handicap
Ascot Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £1.90 £1.50 £3.30 Exacta: £23 Tricast: £133.29 Trifecta: £233.90
Non-Runners: Sir Les Patterson (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Blue Day (GB) 3 G AVG Harry Charlton 131 lbs 7/2 Won In rear - switched left and headway against near rail from 2f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2)
2nd 4 Duran (IRE) 4 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 133 lbs 7/2 1.5 Towards rear - short of room under 2f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on well inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 11/4)
3rd 1 Zoulu Chief (GB) 4 G AVG Heather Main 136 lbs 12/1 0.3 Pressed leader - led 2f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 3 Blind Beggar (IRE) 7 G AVG Michael Appleby 133 lbs 28/1 0.3 Led narrowly - headed 2f out - hung right and no extra final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 20/1)
5th 5 Rebel Empire (FR) 3 G AVG Richard Hannon 129 lbs 14/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - no extra final furlong(tchd 16/1)
6th 7 Jenever (GB) 5 G AVG Jessica Macey 131 lbs 6/1 0.1 In rear - headway on outer over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1)
7th 6 Good Earth (IRE) 8 G AVG Michael Herrington 132 lbs 25/1 1 Pressed leaders - no extra final furlong - hampered towards finish(op 16/1)
8th 9 Isle Of Lismore (IRE) 7 G AVG Robert Cowell 128 lbs 15/2 0.2 In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
9th 10 Fletcher's Flight (IRE) 5 G AVG Philip McBride 124 lbs 3/1F 2.5 Lost many lengths start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls which caused him to be slowly away)(op 10/3)