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16:45 Ascot

Equishare Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.98s
  • Off Time: 16:45:47
  • 6 Ran
1(4)
Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 31-343
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 79

chased winner, ridden and slightly hampered approaching final furlong, not quicken inside final furlong

3(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue chevron, diamonds on sleeves, Light Blue cap

Edge Closer

18 BFD
5/4
  • Form 1-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 77

made virtually all, ridden and hung left approaching final furlong, in command when went right soon after, ran on well readily

5(8)
Silk - Grey and Maroon (quartered), Grey sleeves, Maroon armlets
7/1
  • Form 1-06623
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 74

chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6(6)
Silk - Orange, Brown seams, Brown sleeves, Orange seams, Orange cap, Brown spots
9/2
  • Form 652315
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 72

tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Purple, Pink epaulets, Purple sleeves, Pink stars, Pink cap

Bentley

4 v D
11/1
  • Form 624405
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 64

took keen hold, held up, no impression on leaders final 2f

9(5)
Silk - Black, Grey triple diamond, Grey cap, Black diamond
  • Form 890006
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 54

slowly into stride, held up, driven 2f out, soon beaten

2(2)
NR

Impromptu

13 D
  • Form 2542-51
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 77

4(1)
NR
  • Form 330431
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 77

8(7)
NR
  • Form 384041
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 54

In depth

Verdict

Edge Closer gets the vote here ahead of stablemate Black Moma and Impromptu. Richard Hannon's colt dispatched of a subsequent three-time winner on his debut (stablemate Danehillsundance) and then ran well in defeat on his handicap debut last month. He was slow away on that occasion but was only beaten a couple of lengths and off the same mark today he may take some beating. Impromptu represents a stable in form and finally got off the mark at Windsor last time when making all under George Baker. With that confidence booster under his belt he rates a threat, along with Sonoverrgun who has been dropped a pound for his recent defeat. Black Moma steps back up in trip here but the feeling is that this game sort may just be better over the minimum trip. Richard Hannon has a strong hand here and the vote is given to Edge Closer.