14:25 Ascot

Saturday 23 July 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Longines Valiant Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) (Rnd)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   7f 213y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:27  |   Winning time: 1m 42.32s
1st
Horse silk
5
(5)
38-11
10/3
T: H & R CharltonJ: Hollie Doyle
Held up towards rear, smooth headway out wide 2f out, close 3rd over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, led post op 7/2 tchd 16/5
2nd
Horse silk
nse
7
(8)
38-11
4/1
T: G BougheyJ: W Buick
Wore hood to post, pulled hard early, held up in mid-division, smooth headway out wide turning in, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on but headed post op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(6)
6/1
T: P SchiergenJ: Rene Piechulek
Slowly into stride, soon recovered tracking leader, led 6f out, clear 3f out, reduced lead and ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd, no extra but kept on for 3rd tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(4)
100/1
T: J R FanshaweJ: P J McDonald
Held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 80/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
9
(1)
38-11
7/4f
T: R VarianJ: Jim Crowley
Wore hood to post, held up in mid-division on inside, not clear run approaching final 2f, hampered inside final 2f, stayed on when in the clear inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(7)
38-11
40/1
T: E BethellJ: Rowan Scott
Led for 2f, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
1
6
(2)
9/1
T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 13/2 tchd 10/1
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
8
(9)
18/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Raced keenly tracking leaders, weakening when slightly hampered inside final 2f op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
6 ½
2
(3)
40/1
T: G BougheyJ: J P Spencer
Steadied start, held up in last pair, never a factor op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.65, £1.50, £2.25EX:£22.10Trifecta:£98.00Tricast:£75.72SF:£16.89Swingers:£3.65, £4.85, £5.70

Forecasts

Zanbaq (7/4), Jumbly (10/3), Oscula (4/1), Novemba (6/1), Kind Gesture (9/1), Snooze N You Lose (18/1), Eidikos (40/1), Romantic Rival (40/1), Serenading (100/1)

Verdict

The form of ZANBAQ's second in the Sandringham has already received a few boosts and she's very much the one to beat. German-raider Novemba ran quite well in the Duchess of Cambridge at the Royal meeting and she should be in the shake-up here, while the selection's stablemate Kind Gesture could have enough improvement in her to make an impact at this higher level.

  1. ZANBAQ (IRE)
  2. NOVEMBA (GER)
  3. KIND GESTURE

Previous Winners

2021
Dreamloper
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 4
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £45,368.002nd: £17,200.003rd: £8,608.004th: £4,288.005th: £2,152.006th: £1,080.00

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