Racecards
16:35 Ascot
Signature Capital Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 212y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,650 added
- Winner: £8,066
- 2nd: £3,783
- 3rd: £1,892
- 4th: £945
- Form 1/770-28
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 86
held up off the pace towards rear, never involved
- Form 3/26439-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A West
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up in mid-division on rail, some late minor headway, never involved
- Form 3503-46
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
close 3rd on inside, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, always held
- Form 8230-05
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer P Owens
- Jockey Jason Watson
raced keenly tracking leaders in 4th, hung right inside final 2f, ridden and weakened soon after
- Form 114-022
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Jefferson Smith
slowly away and switched right after start, held up well off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, closed on 3rd but no chance with leading duo
- Form 431-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up well off the pace in last pair, never involved
- Form 5-51
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced keenly, led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd
- Form 21-2422
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey J Fanning
soon tracking leader, challenged from 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 54-138
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Ray Dawson
raced keenly in mid-division out wide, pushed along over 3f out, weakened home turn
- Form 988235
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Intricacy has been thereabouts in handicaps without looking like winning and cheekpieces are applied while Pledge Of Honour never threatened the winner when runner-up at York. Perfect Thunder has yet to threaten for new connections while Lion Kingdom steps up in trip on his first start since April. But ELRAAED (NAP) has been gelded since winning a novices race at Windsor last month and won’t need a great deal of improvement now handicapping to land a moderate contest.
Formwatch
Wind Your Neck In (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Front mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 8th of 19, 7 1/4l behind Mustazeed (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Satono Japan (JPN) 7-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, travelling well turning in, one pace and no impression in 3rd from the last, 3rd of 9, 9 1/2l behind Hobie (11-4) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Enthrallment (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Vega Sicilia (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Perfect Thunder 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along and edged right well over 1f out, kept on, never threatened, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Reach (8-12) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Jun.
Pledge Of Honour 5-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Menelaus (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lion Kingdom 18-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Surely Not (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Elraaed 17-2 (9-3) Quickly away, prominent, led after halfway, shaken up over 3f out, headed briefly over 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun beating Insanity (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Intricacy 2-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Lucky Fifteen (8-13) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
God Of Fire (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride and bumped start, raced keenly towards rear, never involved, 8th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Torito (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Fantasy Believer (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Mid-division, effort over 2 out, went 5th towards finish, never dangerous, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Two Tempting (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.