15:35 Ascot

Friday 5 October 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Londonmetric Noel Murless Stakes (Listed)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 6f 34y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 3m 3.98s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
2/1f
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
(7)
39-1
11/4
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore
In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and ran on tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(3)
11/2
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
6
(8)
13/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: Jim Crowley
Raced wide in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish op 15/2 tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
11
8
(5)
14/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
6th
Horse silk
nk
7
(4)
38-10
28/1
T: M L W BellJ: S De Sousa
Led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
45
1
(6)
13/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Close up, pushed along and lost place 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off op 7/1

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Non-Runners

5
(2)
Horse silk
Outbox11
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 3
T: S & E Crisford  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.60, £2.00EX:£9.30Trifecta:£21.10SF:£7.33Swingers:£2.20, £2.80, £2.80

Forecasts

Ghostwatch (2/1), Mekong (11/4), Austrian School (11/2), Enbihaar (13/2), Sevenna Star (13/2), Thimbleweed (14/1), Outbox (14/1), India (28/1)

Verdict

MEKONG was beaten by Ghostwatch when the pair clashed at York but having fairly bolted up ay Haydock latest he may have improved again and is taken to turn the tables here. Sir Michael Stoute famously brings his horses along slowly and this three-year-old looks a classic case. Ghostwatch himself wasn't disgraced in his subsequent run when second in another valuable handicap over 1m4f here. Sevenna Star faces a tough task under his Group Three penalty but he has always looked likely to appreciate this sort of test so should still go well.
  1. Mekong
  2. Ghostwatch
  3. Sevenna Star

Previous Winners

2017
Raheen House
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 3
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £36,862.002nd: £13,975.003rd: £6,994.004th: £3,484.005th: £1,748.006th: £878.00

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