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16:50 Ascot

West End & Metropolitan Ltd Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.28s
  • 17 Ran
3
Silk -
25/1

    4
    Silk -
    1(4)
    Silk - Orange and Purple (halved), Orange sleeves and cap
    • Form 612202
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7

    tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right to rail, joined and kept on well final furlong, headed final 50 yards

    2(18)
    Silk - Emerald Green and White stripes, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Orange cap
    • Form 146
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6

    always behind

    3(17)
    Silk - White, Light Blue chevron and sleeves, Black cap

    Forthright

    23 b
    20/1
    • Form 560006
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5

    dwelt, behind, switched to outside 2f out, kept on final furlong

    4(8)
    Silk - White, Red star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
    • Form 20-0010
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5

    tracked leaders, ridden and not clear run on rail over 1f out, weakened final furlong

    5(2)
    Silk - Maroon, grey epaulets

    Kodiac

    17
    11/4
    • Form 3-1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4

    close up, hung right and bumped over 2f out, continued hanging right and weakened final furlong

    6(12)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Red sash, Yellow sleeves and cap
    14/1
    • Form 230060
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4

    behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer

    7(9)
    Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow cap
    33/1
    • Form 42-040
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4

    behind, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

    8(7)
    Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap
    • Form 413005
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3

    pulled hard, led after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly

    10(3)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
    50/1
    • Form 000000
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    always behind

    11(11)
    Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap
    11/2
    • Form 003223
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    held up towards rear, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, gaining finish

    12(6)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, chevrons on sleeves

    Jath

    31
    20/1
    • Form 1-06061
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    dwelt and squeezed out start, recovered to race wide in mid-division, effort on outside over 1f out, stayed on

    13(13)
    Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
    5/1
    • Form 311
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    led 1f, settled 3rd, effort over 1f out, one pace and held when not much room on rails just inside final furlong

    14(14)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star
    33/1
    • Form 133160
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    chased leaders over 5f

    15(16)
    Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves and cap

    Cello

    28
    25/1
    • Form 160042
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, carried head high and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to take 3rd last stride

    16(5)
    Silk - Black and Royal Blue check, Light Blue sleeves and cap
    • Form 311-006
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    not much room and bumped start, soon in touch, pushed along on outer 3f out, weakened over 1f out

    17(1)
    Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW diamonds, diabolo on sleeves
    66/1
    • Form 501500
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12

    chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakening when squeezed out over 1f out

    18(15)
    Silk - Red, Grey triple diamond
    10/1
    • Form 660253
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-11

    took keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, struck on head by rival whip over 1f out, ridden to chase leader 1f out, ran on to lead final 50 yards

    9(10)
    NR
    • Form 50-1115
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    An interesting race to conclude the day's action and one that can be taken by New Order, with Kodiac, Jath and Cello others for the short list. The selection did the job nicely when winning over this trip on her seasonal debut at Haydock in July, and followed up with cut underfoot at Goodwood last month. She hated the ground that day and so back on a sound surface this lightly raced filly looks to have the ability of defying a 7lb rise and Barry Hills has found a good opportunity for her to complete the hat-trick in spite of the large field. Kodiac steps up in trip and has been given plenty of time after an early injury scare. She rewarded John Dunlop's patience with a seven furlong success at Lingfield last time and she should handle the mile here, thought whether she has the ability of the selection is anyone's guess at present. Jath would prefer cut in the ground and ran a nice race to win in those conditions at Yarmouth last month. She was wrong earlier in the season and so her form then can be dismissed, and as she has already won over this trip there are no worries on that score, so if she handles this quicker surface she can go well, while Cello would also prefer cut, but is back on a winning mark now and is not dismissed with total confidence. But New Order is improving and could make this a blue Friday for the others.