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16:05 Ascot

John Guest Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,675
  • 2nd: £5,592
  • 3rd: £2,796
  • 4th: £1,398
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 13.24s
  • Off Time: 16:05:13
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Great Park (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Master Of Finance (IRE)

    8/1

      1(6)
      Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, WHITE spots

      Master Of Finance (IRE)

      13 D
      8/1
      • Form 032350
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 96

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

      2(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Azmaam (IRE)

      15
      6/1
      • Form 64-5523
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 100

      raced wide early close up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, ran on towards finish

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink chevron, pink and royal blue chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

      Examiner (IRE)

      72
      10/1
      • Form 0302-08
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 89

      in touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

      4(4)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

      Field Of Fame

      27
      7/2
      • Form 1/3542
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 87

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Exospheric

      48 D
      2/1
      • Form 611
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 96

      close up, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders

      6(5)
      Silk - Grey and maroon (halved), striped sleeves, grey cap, maroon spots

      Great Park (IRE)

      13
      4/1
      • Form 531-312
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 94

      keen tracked leader, challenged from over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out

      7(2)
      Silk - Purple, light green triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

      Craftsmanship (FR)

      25 p BFD
      25/1
      • Form 9-54617
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 84

      in touch in rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression

      Previous results

      2014
      (5)
      Silk -

      Forgotten Hero (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6

      2013
      (4)
      Silk -

      Sennockian Star

      10/11
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      2012
      (5)
      Silk -

      Hajras (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Johnston has trained two of the last three winners and Master Of Finance can figure if forgiven a poor run in the John Smith's Cup at York. But EXOSPHERE is on the upgrade having followed a maiden win with a cosy victory in classified company at Doncaster and the Stoute colt can make Pat Smullen's only ride of the meeting a winning one. Field Of Fame went close in this grade at Windsor last month and is not out of this while Azmaam has a shout on one of his going days and Great Park is preferred to Craftsmanship and Examiner as he steps up in trip.

      Formwatch

      Master Of Finance (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 3f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 17, 13l behind Master Carpenter (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.

      Azmaam (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd post, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Resonant (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Examiner (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Raced wide mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 4 1/4l behind Mahsoob (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gd in May.

      Field Of Fame 7-2fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Elhaame (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jun.

      Exospheric 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, headway on inside 3f out, challenged when hung left inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, clear final 100 yards, won at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (3) gf in Jun beating Subcontinent (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.

      Great Park (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 12, nk behind Western Reserve (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Craftsmanship (FR) 4-1fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 5l behind Tears of The Sun (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.