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14:15 Ascot

Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 211y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.12s
  • Off Time: 14:16:08
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sextant

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Laureate

    10/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves

      Now Children (IRE)

      182 BFD
      11/4
      • Form 1/14210-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 97

      held up in 5th on inside, tracked leaders 4f out, weakened 2f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Setting Sail

      19 D
      6/4
      • Form 21/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 96

      raced keenly tracking leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 125 yards, weakened soon after

      4(5)
      Silk - White, orange seams, orange sleeves, white stars, white cap, orange star

      Eddystone Rock (IRE)

      17 D
      9/1
      • Form 464612
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 89

      tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2f out, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with winner

      5(3)
      Silk - Light blue, black seams, halved sleeves, light blue and black hooped cap

      Blue Laureate

      259
      10/1
      • Form 007227-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 89

      held up in 5th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd final 125 yards, no chance with winner

      6(8)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Sextant

      246 BFD
      7/1
      • Form 212-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 89

      steadied start, held up last, good headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led and edged right over 1f out, soon clear, stayed on strongly

      7(1)
      Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK sash, PINK sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap, PINK spots

      Boite (IRE)

      64
      50/1
      • Form 300175/
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 88

      led until halfway, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off

      8(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, light blue seams and armlets

      Autumn War (IRE)

      14
      7/1
      • Form 3114-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      raced keenly tracking leaders, tracked leader halfway, pushed along 3f out, hung right from 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong

      2(7)
      NR

      Island Brave (IRE)

      22 D
      16/1
      • Form 5810-49
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 96

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2018
      (14)
      Silk -

      Count Calabash (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2017
      (8)
      Silk -

      Appeared

      9/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      2016
      (6)
      Silk -

      King Bolete (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      SETTING SAIL returned to action with a facile odds-on victory at Wolverhampton last month having missed the whole of last year. He won on soft ground as a two-year-old and Charlie Appleby’s charge looks the one to beat in this opener now handicapping. Sextant ended last year with a close-up second in novice company over track and trip and will be winning a handicap this season while Blue Laureate was beaten only a head here in August and acts in soft going as does Now Children, a winner over today’s distance at Goodwood in October. Autumn War has yet to encounter slow ground but will be sharper for an outing at Doncaster and looks best of the rest.

      Formwatch

      Now Children (IRE) 7-1fav (9-0) Keen early on inside towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 15th of 23, 9 1/2l behind Royal Line (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.

      Setting Sail 10-11fav (9-9) Always going well, led on bit just over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out, easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Charles Kingsley (9-9) by 6l, 10 ran.

      Eddystone Rock (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Soto Sizzler (8-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      Blue Laureate 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Ghostwatch (8-13) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      Sextant 1-4fav (9-8) Slowly away, pushed along to tracked winner, switched right 2f out, pushed along to lead briefly approaching final furlong, short of room inside final furlong, looked held when rider lost whip towards finish, last of 2, 1/2l behind Alexana (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f stks (3) gd in Sep.

      Boite (IRE) 5-4 (11-2) Led, headed when jumped badly left 4 out, soon headed, mistake 7th, outpaced 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 3, 16l behind Hatcher (11-2) at Leicester 2m (3) gd in Mar.

      Autumn War (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Fujaira Prince (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      Island Brave (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Bartholomeu Dias (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Apr.