16:40 Ascot

Saturday 15 October 2022

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Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:42  |   Winning time: 1m 44.69s
1st
Horse silk
10
(11)
69-5
80/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson
Towards rear of mid-division, going best waiting for room over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, soon good headway in between rivals, stayed on strongly to lead final 110yds op 66/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
12
(20)
8/1
T: W J HaggasJ: A J Farragher (5)
Towards rear, good headway out wide when ridden along 2f out, soon every chance, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, ran on op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
16
(2)
16/1
T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs
Front rank, shaken up waiting for room over 2f out, ran on when in clear inside final furlong, no match for first two op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
18
(13)
28/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Hollie Doyle
Held up off the pace in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 33/1 tchd 40/1
5th
Horse silk
½
20
(14)
79-3
11/1
T: D O'MearaJ: N Callan
In touch, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never near to challenge op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
9
(4)
18/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Jim Crowley
Mid-division, shaken up waiting for room 2f out, ridden and headway from over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra final 110yds op 16/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
3
(18)
33/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
In rear, ridden and switched left around rivals over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
2
(23)
15/2
T: D MenuisierJ: W Buick
Towards rear, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong but never seriously involved op 6/1
9th
Horse silk
½
19
(1)
22/1
T: M P TregoningJ: Harry Davies (3)
Chased leaders on inner, pushed along over 1f out, every chance when ridden inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds
10th
Horse silk
¾
1
(16)
810-2
12/1
T: D O'MearaJ: A Kirby
Switched right start and held up off the pace in rear, shaken up when short of room over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never near to challenge op 11/1 tchd 10/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
4
(10)
10/1
T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni
Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong op 9/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
7
(19)
9/2f
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Never better than mid-division op 13/2
13th
Horse silk
1
17
(5)
40/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no chance with leaders when briefly short of room inside final furlong, never dangerous op 33/1
14th
Horse silk
½
6
(21)
33/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette (3)
Chased leading group, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong
15th
Horse silk
hd
13
(17)
7/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Held up in rear of mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2f out tchd 15/2
16th
Horse silk
nk
5
(3)
59-8
28/1
T: M R ChannonJ: David Egan
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out op 25/1
17th
Horse silk
1
14
(8)
20/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Callum Hutchinson (5)
Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened gradually inside final furlong
18th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(6)
28/1
T: E WalkerJ: R Kingscote
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out and soon every chance, faded from over 1f out op 40/1
19th
Horse silk
7
11
(7)
16/1
T: D O'MearaJ: James Doyle
Held up in behind leaders, struggling when pushed along 2f out, soon beaten tchd 18/1
20th
Horse silk
3
15
(22)
18/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore
Mid-division, dropped to rear over 2f out, soon eased op 20/1 tchd 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£81.00Pl:£18.35, £3.35, £7.60EX:£801.20Trifecta:£35,540.20Tricast:£10,658.61SF:£620.68Swingers:£93.75, £203.35, £39.70

Forecasts

Bashkirova (9/2), Blue For You (7/1), Migration (15/2), Sweet Believer (8/1), Tyrrhenian Sea (10/1), Orbaan (11/1), Escobar (12/1), Tacarib Bay (16/1), Rhoscolyn (16/1), Montatham (18/1), Astro King (18/1), Symbolize (20/1), Perotto (22/1), Safe Voyage (28/1), Johan (28/1), Stormy Antarctic (28/1), Accidental Agent (33/1), Magical Morning (33/1), Casanova (40/1), Shelir (80/1)

Verdict

David O'Meara can cap an outstanding season of big handicap successes by taking this valuable prize with BLUE FOR YOU who wasn't seen to best effect in the Challenge Cup here last time and can show he's still on a favourable mark returned to 1m and with Danny Tudhope back in the saddle. Migration's absence since his Spring Cup second isn't a massive concern given his good record fresh and he heads the dangers along with the selection's stablemate Orbaan and last year's runner-up Symbolize.

  1. BLUE FOR YOU (IRE)
  2. MIGRATION (IRE)
  3. ORBAAN

Previous Winners

2021
Aldaary
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 3
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £103,080.002nd: £48,340.003rd: £24,180.004th: £12,080.005th: £6,040.006th: £3,020.00

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