16:25 Ascot

Friday 8 September 2017

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Victoria Racing Club Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:26  |   Winning time: 2m 41.86s
1st
Horse silk
1
(4)
9/1
T: M QuinnJ: Fran Berry
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched inside to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
6
(5)
38-10
10/11f
T: C ApplebyJ: R L Moore
Tracked leaders, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on tchd 5/6
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
(8)
38-4
9/1
T: B EllisonJ: Joey Haynes
Pressed leader, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
3
(6)
9/2
T: S KirkJ: M Dwyer
Held up towards rear, driven 3f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th final furlong tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(7)
5/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: David Probert
Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon lost place, no extra final furlong op 6/1 tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
12
5
(1)
50/1
T: M MadgwickJ: P C O'Donnell (5)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
(3)
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 20/1

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2
(2)
Horse silk
Niblawi1
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 5
T: N P Mulholland  J: S De Sousa
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.30Pl:£3.30, £1.10EX:£20.80Trifecta:£201.40Tricast:£77.97SF:£17.33Swingers:£1.60, £11.70, £3.30

Forecasts

Alqamar (10/11), Gawdawpalin (9/2), Niblawi (9/2), Star Of The East (5/1), Great Hall (9/1), Roar (9/1), Mutadaffeq (25/1), Poyle Thomas (50/1)

Verdict

Great Hall, Gawdawpalin and Niblawi clashed here in a tactical race on Shergar Cup day when the former got first run on his rivals. On these terms and in what ought to be a more truly run affair, a different outcome has to be considered a real possibility. ALQAMAR showed some decent form last year and accordingly made short work of his rivals on his handicap debut. A fair run in the Queen's Vase leaves him on a viable mark and the rider's record for the stable suggests he is worth following.
  1. Alqamar
  2. Niblawi
  3. Gawdawpalin

Previous Winners

2016
William Hunter
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 4
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.005th: £699.006th: £351.00

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