14:25 Ascot

Saturday 29 July 2023

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

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   7f 213y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 1m 43.71s
1st
Horse silk
2
(7)
10/3
T: E WalkerJ: Saffie Osborne
Raced keenly tracking leader, led after 1f, joined 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, battled on gamely op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
(2)
17/2
T: A WatsonJ: Oisin Murphy
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, angled out between horses 2f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish and closed, just held op 8/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
9
(3)
7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: W Buick
Led 1f, steadied 3rd on inside 5f out, switched left 2f out, not clearest of runs and switched back right to inside over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, dropped to 3rd towards finish tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
nse
1
(8)
11/2
T: R VarianJ: David Egan
Close 3rd out wide, went 2nd 5f out, every chance going well 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, edged left and lost 2nd final 100 yards, kept on and just missed 3rd tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
3
6
(4)
40/1
T: D MenuisierJ: Rossa Ryan
Tracked leaders in 4th out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
3
8
(10)
20/1
T: E WalkerJ: Rob Hornby
Sweating, slowly into stride and carried badly left by rival, off the pace in last pair, bit closer 2f out, no impression when hung right under pressure over 1f out, never able to recover op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1
7
(1)
25/1
T: E WalkerJ: Jason Hart
Wore hood to post, held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 18/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
4
(9)
49-5
12/1
T: R VarianJ: K Stott
Wore hood to post, steadied and veered sharply left start hampering rival, never able to recover and always behind op 11/1 tchd 10/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
5
(5)
15/8f
T: J P MurtaghJ: J P Spencer
Sweating, wore hood to post, raced keenly towards rear, no impression when hung right inside final 2f op 9/4

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Non-Runners

10
(6)
Horse silk
Vetiver31
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 3
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.05, £2.70, £2.35EX:£27.00Trifecta:£163.80Tricast:£187.86SF:£30.58Swingers:£5.15, £5.50, £8.95

Forecasts

Cadeau Belle (15/8), Random Harvest (10/3), Ameynah (11/2), Thornbrook (7/1), Vetiver (7/1), Roman Mist (17/2), Zenga (12/1), Sea Of Thieves (20/1), Rose Prick (25/1), Mysterious Love (40/1)

Verdict

The one who makes most appeal is CADEAU BELLE, who followed up her debut success in the manner of a most progressive filly in a listed event at Navan last month. She can extend her unbeaten record to 3, perhaps at the expense of Random Harvest, who ought to find life easier back down in grade. Ameynah hasn't been seen for well over a year, but her yard's runners rarely lack for fitness and she is clearly well regarded given her Group 1 entries.

  1. CADEAU BELLE (FR)
  2. RANDOM HARVEST (IRE)
  3. AMEYNAH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Jumbly
Weight: 8-11  |Age: 3
10/3

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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