Racecards
16:50 Ascot
Ascot CAMRA Beer Festival Gordon Carter Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £8,410
- 2nd: £2,502
- 3rd: £1,251
- 4th: £625
- Form 3-31220
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leader, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, soon led, driven and hung left again near finish, all out
- Form 053720
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace
- Form 205235
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led, ridden and edged left 2f out, soon headed, held when short of room and snatched up inside final furlong
- Form 452937
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
- Form 12/6223
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
in touch, pushed along 3f out, effort when not clear run over 1f out, switched left ridden and ran on, just failed
- Form 2-74461
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
close up, effort 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3512
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Jim Crowley
steadied start, in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, effort between horses when gap closed inside final furlong, snatched up, rallied to go 3rd near finish
- Form 5-74112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey James Doyle
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Verdict
Quest For More and Buckland are similar in that both went close over today's trip before failing to figure over 1m6f last time. Both look a threat but LE MAITRE CHAT may prove too good. The latter was beaten only a head at Ffos Las on his handicap debut and has plenty of scope for improvement. Jelly Fish found the progressive Moscato too good at Yarmouth and is preferred to recent Chester winner Snowy Dawn and the ex-Irish Fire Fighter, who is having his first start since July. Ex Oriente and Sir Frank Morgan are both struggling to get their heads in front off their current marks.
Formwatch
Quest For More (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Led 1f, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 10l behind Nautilus (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep.
Buckland (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Prominent, led after 2f, driven clear over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, eased final furlong, last of 13, 31l behind Stomachion (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Sir Frank Morgan (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Led, headed 12f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 7l behind See And Be Seen (7-10) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp 105 (2) gs in Sep.
Ex Oriente (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Steadied start in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 9l behind See And Be Seen (7-10) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp 105 (2) gs in Sep.
Fire Fighter (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Soon rear of mid-division, 10th 2f out, no impression straight, 3rd 1f out, ran on without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 20, 4 1/2l behind Quick Jack (10-11) at Galway 2m am hcp 70-100 gd in Jul.
Snowy Dawn 6-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, challenged 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Chester 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep beating Kashgar (9-6) by 1l, 6 ran.
Le Maitre Chat (USA) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, hd behind Saoi (9-8) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Jelly Fish 5-2 (9-7) Chased clear winner, headway over 2f out, driven and edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Moscato (8-5) at Yarmouth 2m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sep.