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17:45 Ascot

Friday 12 July 2019

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

CMS Real Deal Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 40.93s

1^st

(11)

Star Shield

49-5

3/1f

T: D O'MearaJ: Scott McCullagh (5)

Behind, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on op 11/4

2^nd

(6)

Masked Identity

49-5

11/1

T: S L KeightleyJ: Sebastian Woods (3)

Chased leaders, effort when short of room over 1f out, soon one pace op 14/1

3^rd

(1)

Breanski

59-7

7/2

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Finley Marsh

Behind, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 4/1

4^th

(4)

Poetic Force

59-6

6/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Darragh Keenan (3)

Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never a threat

5^th

(5)

Top Mission

59-10

20/1

T: M BottiJ: Stefano Cherchi (7)

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

6^th

(8)

Mountain Rescue

79-10

10/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: Seamus Cronin (3)

Led until over 1f out, soon lost place op 12/1

7^th

(9)

Markazi

510-0

7/1

T: D O'MearaJ: William Cox

Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms op 6/1

8^th

2 ½

(10)

Mister Music

109-8

20/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Elisha Whittington (7)

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, under pressure halfway, never dangerous

9^th

2 ¼

(2)

Papa Stour

49-2

8/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Joshua Bryan

In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10^th

(3)

Jackpot Royale

49-12

16/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Theodore Ladd (3)

Prominent, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 20/1

11^th

(7)

Pour La Victoire

99-2

33/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Poppy Bridgwater (3)

Pulled hard, soon prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £4.20, £1.90EX:£61.20Trifecta:£291.50Tricast:£125.63SF:£37.22Swingers:£12.20, £3.30, £10.50

Forecasts

Star Shield (3/1), Breanski (7/2), Poetic Force (6/1), Markazi (7/1), Papa Stour (8/1), Mountain Rescue (10/1), Masked Identity (11/1), Jackpot Royale (16/1), Top Mission (20/1), Mister Music (20/1), Pour La Victoire (33/1)

David O'Meara has a very strong hand in this concluding apprentices' handicap courtesy of the the bang in-form duo Star Shield and Markazi who are assessed in order of preference. Tony Carroll is triple-handed, and his best chance of a winner is via the Darragh Keenan-ridden Poetic Force who was beaten by a neck in this race in 2018 (by Buzz Lightyere). However, in pursuit of value we'll elect to dig deeper and side with the well handicapped BREANSKI who looks poised to strike for the Leyburn handler Jedd O'Keeffe. He sits a noteworthy 9lb lower than when finishing a close-up ninth of 20 in a Class 2 7f handicap here last September.