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16:10 Ascot

John Guest Racing Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 211y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,675
  • 2nd: £5,592
  • 3rd: £2,796
  • 4th: £1,398
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.16s
  • Off Time: 16:11:23
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Sextant

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Almost Midnight

    3/1

      2(7)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Sextant

      27 DCD
      5/4
      • Form 212-141
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 98

      made all, quickened over 3f out, hard driven over 1f out, held on well

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, sleeves and cap

      Anythingtoday (IRE)

      14 p D
      5/1
      • Form 404211
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 97

      tracked winner, every chance over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Protected Guest

      99
      25/1
      • Form 44117-8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 91

      chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no impression

      5(3)
      Silk - Chocolate, white braces, striped sleeves, orange cap

      Hyanna

      21 D
      11/2
      • Form 2-61323
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leader, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Gossip Column (IRE)

      14 BFD
      14/1
      • Form 666317
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 86

      held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten

      7(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, striped sleeves, Red cap

      Almost Midnight

      37 D
      3/1
      • Form 1217
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 95

      held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner

      1(6)
      NR

      Epaulement (IRE)

      20
      • Form 12-1293
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 100

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2018
      (6)
      Silk -

      Kelly's Dino (FR)

      9/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3

      2017
      (11)
      Silk -

      Gawdawpalin (IRE)

      11/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      2016
      (7)
      Silk -

      Yorkidding

      13/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Epaulement would have been the likely pace angle in this but is now a non-runner. A winner here in May and also last month at Windsor, Sextant may well start favourite as he’s only been raised a pound and bounces off this fast surface. Anythingtoday arrives on a hat-trick so won’t go down without a fight while the three-year-old Almost Midnight makes his handicap debut having contested last month’s Queen’s Vase. Desperately unlucky over 1m2f at Sandown three weeks ago, HYANNA might be the value here with Georgia Dobie’s 7lb claim in her favour as she’s won three times over this longer trip, all on good to firm. Gossip Column makes more appeal than Protected Guest of the others.

      Formwatch

      Sextant 6-4fav (9-7) Held up in 4th, effort on outside over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, led final 50 yards, hard pressed, held on, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Oasis Fantasy (8-12) by hd, 5 ran.

      Anythingtoday (IRE) 2-1jfav (10-0) Tracked front pair, headway towards centre over 3f out, shaken up to lead inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, driven out inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Speed Company (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.

      Protected Guest 25-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, last of 8, 9 3/4l behind Beringer (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gf in Apr.

      Hyanna 12-1 (9-3) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, shaken up to lead 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed and lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, shd behind Jazeel (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Gossip Column (IRE) 10-3fav (9-5) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Infrastructure (9-9) at Chester 1m 3f hcp (3) gd in Jul.

      Almost Midnight 50-1 (9-0) Held up well in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Dashing Willoughby (9-0) at Ascot 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) sft in Jun.

      Epaulement (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Kelly's Dino (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.