Racecards
16:00 Ascot
Keltbray Handicap (Class 3)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good (Round Course - Good to Soft)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £8,092
- 2nd: £2,423
- 3rd: £1,212
- 4th: £606
- Form 023978
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 51-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey P Hanagan
close up, not clear run over 2f out, headway when not clear run 1f out, not recover
- Form 131122
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 92
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 32-9137
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey I Mongan
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
- Form 22-0072
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
mid-division, headway when not clear run 2f out, gradually eased to left, headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
- Form 10-7717
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
in rear, headway on outer entering final 2f, pressed winner 1f out, no impression and lost two places near finish
- Form 222406
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
towards rear, headway on inside entering final 2f, soon nowhere to go until inside final furlong, ran on strongly, not reach leaders
- Form 252810
- Age 11
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey K T O'Neill
led, headed over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 81-5831
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 177149-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 9-62211
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P Charalambous
- Jockey E Ahern
towards rear, not clear run 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 311642
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey F Tylicki
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
- Form 213-243
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 0/740-90
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey Richard Hughes
Nonrunner
Verdict
Eshtibaak is on a recovery mission having been badly hampered when favourite at Kempton back in March and the admirably consistent Prince Of Sorrento has done all his winning over a mile or shorter. Weapon Of Choice is another with something to prove stepping up in trip but Las Verglas Star has every chance of reversing latest running at Ripon with Lieutenant Kojak on better terms. The latter has since won again at Epsom and should be thereabouts though both Tilsworth Glenboy and Union Island are facing tougher tasks than of late. Sirvino is at his best in soft ground as when a close-up seventh in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot last month and will go close with a similar effort in this lesser grade but lurking at the bottom of the weights is AHZEEMAH. He returned from a short break with a third at York last month and there should be plenty more to come from Saeed Bin Suroor's three-year-old this season.
Formwatch
Sirvino 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 12l behind Vasily (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Eshtibaak (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) In touch when short of room after 2f, lost place and soon towards rear, wide into straight 3f out, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, soon eased, 12th of 16, 6l behind Charles Camoin (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
Prince Of Sorrento 3-1fav (9-0) Keen tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon joined, driven inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 11, ns behind Swiftly Done (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-105 (2) hvy in Jun.
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased winner until inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 13l behind Fennell Bay (8-1) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.
Las Verglas Star (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) In rear, ridden 4f out, headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on but always looked held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Lieutenant Kojak (8-2) at Ripon 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jun.
Cool Macavity (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, not clear run again and switched right over 1f out, never able to reach challenging position, 7th of 10, 6l behind Encke (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Tinshu (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Mid-division on inside headway over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Encke (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Megalala (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 11l behind Hefner (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Union Island (IRE) 9-4 (9-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed entering final furlong, headed narrowly final 50 yards, rallied to regain lead post, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Jun beating Red Inca (9-7) by shd, 7 ran.
You've Been Mowed 16-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 18l behind So Wise (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Lieutenant Kojak 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader 2f, went 2nd again over 5f out until 3f out, went 2nd again on near side rail over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on close home, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft beating Kathleen Frances (9-1) by hd, 9 ran.
Tilsworth Glenboy 8-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Spirit Of The Law (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Ahzeemah (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, ridden and went 2nd over 3f out until over 2f out, went 2nd again well over 1f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Valiant (9-5) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jun.
Hanoverian Baron 9-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 19, well behind Crackentorp (10-13) at York 1m 4f ladys hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Jun.