Racecards
14:30 Ascot
TeenTech Noel Murless Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 34y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,684
- 2nd: £8,600
- 3rd: £4,304
- 4th: £2,144
- Form 13-2242
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
made all, dictated steady tempo, pushed along and strongly pressed from over 2f out, battled on gamely, held on close home
- Form 3111
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leader, shaken up over 3f out, kept on well inside final furlong
Albaflora
21- Form 1262
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
held up, headway over 2f out, strongly pressed leader from 2f out, kept on well but just denied
- Form 0-44214
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
Verdict
BERKSHIRE ROCCO is clear at the weights looking for compensation after just missing out in last month’s St Leger at Doncaster - Andrew Balding’s colt will take all the beating on these terms. Ralph Beckett has trained two of the last four winners and Albaflora went close in a handicap at Doncaster last time but Without A Fight is the more progressive and completed a hat-trick with a victory at Haydock on his handicap debut. The selection’s stablemate Table Mountain has scored over 2m here but has little chance of winning this on today’s terms.
Formwatch
Berkshire Rocco (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 2f out, soon headed, rallied to lead again entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Galileo Chrome (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Without A Fight (IRE) 1-2fav (9-3) Close up in rear, pushed along briefly over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Sep beating Toronto (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
Albaflora 6-1 (9-7) Dwelt, close up, pushed along and headway to lead 3f out, soon edged left, ridden and joined 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, hd behind Sorrel (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp fll (2) gd in Sep.
Table Mountain 15-2 (8-13) Tracked leading pair until dropped to last halfway, pushed along 5f out, soon ridden and struggling, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Subjectivist (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.