13:30 Ascot

Saturday 13 May 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1015:4516:2016:55

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:31  |   Winning time: 2m 40.43s
1st
Horse silk
9
(9)
11/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Reared up as stalls opened, soon recovered into mid-division on inside, good headway on rail over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly op 12/1 tchd 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
10
(5)
17/2
T: H MorrisonJ: Jason Hart
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, going for gap between horses when hampered inside final 2f, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not pace to challenge op 8/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
hd
1
(3)
16/5f
T: R HannonJ: K Stott
Tracked leaders on inside, angled out over 2f out, hung right from 2f out, strong challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
(4)
16/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: D Tudhope
Led for 3f, pressed leader, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 12/1 tchd 18/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
4
(7)
4/1
T: W J HaggasJ: A J Farragher (3)
Wore hood to post, raced wide in mid-division, headway out widest inside final 2f, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
6
7
(6)
10/3
T: H FryJ: Saffie Osborne
Pulled hard pressing leader, led 9f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and hung right inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 7/2 tchd 16/5
7th
Horse silk
9
6
(8)
22/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Egan
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
23
8
(10)
9/2
T: S WoodsJ: Harry Davies (3)
Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, never a factor, tailed off and eased final furlong op 11/2

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Non-Runners

5
(2)
Horse silk
Saratoga Gold216
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 5
T: C Hills  J: K Shoemark
NR
3
(1)
Horse silk
Onesmoothoperator35
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: B Ellison  J: Ben Robinson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.00Pl:£2.80, £2.30, £1.40EX:£100.90Trifecta:£490.20Tricast:£370.03SF:£98.68Swingers:£12.50, £6.60, £5.50

Forecasts

Sir Rumi (16/5), High Fibre (10/3), Nathanael Greene (4/1), Savvy Knight (9/2), Saratoga Gold (8/1), Ravens Ark (17/2), Sheer Rocks (11/1), Rhythmic Intent (16/1), Onesmoothoperator (16/1), Green Team (22/1)

Verdict

HIGH FIBRE looked a handicapper to follow when last seen out for Ralph Beckett and is worth siding with to defy an absence and make a winning start for Harry Fry. Nathanael Greene is another with better days ahead of him and feared most on his return ahead of the handily-weighted Savvy Knight. Rhythmic Intent and Sheer Rocks complete the shortlist in a fascinating handicap.

  1. HIGH FIBRE (IRE)
  2. NATHANAEL GREENE
  3. SAVVY KNIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Juan De Montalban
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 4
J: D Tudhope  |  T: K P De Foy
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,800.002nd: £5,070.003rd: £2,536.004th: £1,268.00

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