14:15 Ascot

Saturday 11 May 2019

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:16  |   Winning time: 2m 37.12s
1st
Horse silk
6
(8)
7/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Louis Steward
Steadied start, held up last, good headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led and edged right over 1f out, soon clear, stayed on strongly op 13/2 tchd 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
(3)
10/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: B A Curtis
Held up in 5th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd final 125 yards, no chance with winner op 15/2 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
4
(5)
9/1
T: J R BestJ: Kieren Fox
Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2f out, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(4)
6/4f
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Raced keenly tracking leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 125 yards, weakened soon after op 7/4 tchd 11/8
5th
Horse silk
½
8
(2)
7/1
T: C HillsJ: Tom Marquand
Raced keenly tracking leaders, tracked leader halfway, pushed along 3f out, hung right from 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
6
1
(6)
11/4
T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby
Held up in 5th on inside, tracked leaders 4f out, weakened 2f out op 3/1 tchd 10/3
7th
Horse silk
83
7
(1)
99-3
50/1
T: W GreatrexJ: R Winston
Led until halfway, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

2
(7)
Horse silk
Island Brave22
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 5
T: H Main  J: Charles Bishop
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£2.70, £4.30EX:£71.10Trifecta:£253.30Tricast:£630.92SF:£69.23Swingers:£5.10, £9.70, £8.80

Forecasts

Setting Sail (6/4), Now Children (11/4), Sextant (7/1), Autumn War (7/1), Eddystone Rock (9/1), Blue Laureate (10/1), Island Brave (16/1), Boite (50/1)

Verdict

With Sextant still having a little to prove in terms of temperament having been outfought in a match here last September, clear preference id for SETTING SAIL, who looked so good on his return from a long absence at Wolverhampton. Blue Laureate ran his best race when runner-up over C&D at last summer's Shergar Cup meeting, and he is respected on his return, assuming that he is ready to go.
  1. Setting Sail
  2. Blue Laureate
  3. Sextant

Previous Winners

2018
Count Calabash
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £16,172.002nd: £4,812.003rd: £2,405.004th: £1,202.00

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