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14:00 Ascot

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) (In Association With The Daily Telegraph) (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.79s
  • 13 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Montmartre (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Diamonds Will Do (IRE)

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Danakil

      8/1

        1(11)
        Silk - Purple and White stripes, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and White hooped cap

        High Point (IRE)

        63
        16/1
        • Form 252150
        • Age 5
        • Weight 12-0

        pulled hard, and soon chased clear winner to over 2f out, weakened quickly entering final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Red diabolo, striped sleeves and cap

        Danakil

        21
        8/1
        • Form 045004
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-13

        mid-division, effort and scrubbed along form 2f out, stayed on, never nearer

        3(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoop, armlets and cap

        Montmartre (IRE)

        9
        11/2
        • Form 142231
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-13

        made all, set fast pace and soon well clear, still clear 2f out, tired inside final furlong , held on

        4(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (halved), Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap

        King Revo (IRE)

        21
        7/1
        • Form 5-23501
        • Age 3
        • Weight 11-7

        started slowly, behind, headway on rails when hampered inside final 2f, switched left and kept on same pace inside final furlong

        5(1)
        Silk - Orange, Black stripe, Black sleeves, Orange armlets

        Cold Turkey

        36
        14/1
        • Form 501422
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-13

        keen hold and held up in rear, headway on wide outside, and hung right over 1f out, no impression

        6(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

        Man The Gate

        78
        20/1
        • Form 520410
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        keen hold in mid-division, never near to challenge

        7(3)
        Silk - Black, White diamond

        Swynford Pleasure

        6
        14/1
        • Form 444110
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in mid-division, no headway final 2f

        8(4)
        Silk - Royal blue, white seams, diamonds on sleeves, royal blue cap

        Rutland Chantry (USA)

        28
        50/1
        • Form 5600-00
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-7

        pulled hard in mid-divison, well behind final 3f

        9(7)
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap

        Classic Millennium

        21
        5/1
        • Form 011254
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-6

        started slowly, behind, never dangerous

        10(13)
        Silk - Light Green, Yellow seams, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Yellow diamond

        Compton Aviator

        14
        12/1
        • Form 535302
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        mid-division, stayed on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders

        11(10)
        Silk - Orange, Black stars, Orange sleeves, Orange cap, Black star

        Diamonds Will Do (IRE)

        440
        33/1
        • Form 200/205-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-3

        chased winner 2f, settled behind leaders after, went 2nd again 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner

        12(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap

        Saxe-Coburg (IRE)

        7
        12/1
        • Form 102263
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-2

        held up in rear, stayed on under pressure final furlong

        13(12)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue disc, sleeves and cap

        Ellway Heights

        14
        9/2
        • Form 3/0-0111
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-13

        pulled hard, chased leaders, saddle slipped after 2f, weakened 3f out and eased

        In depth

        Verdict

        Last year's winner Danakil is sure to have been prepared for a repeat and gets a narrow vote over King Revo, High Point and Montmartre. Simon Dow's charge defied an eight pound rise when scoring in this event 12 months ago and has not been successful since. He can now race off a two pound lower mark and lines up on the back of a comeback fourth to Hambleden at Kempton from five pound out of the handicap. That first run in over three months should have blown the cobwebs away and the eight-year-old should go close. Talking of comebacks, King Revo defied a three-and-a-half month absence when winning a similar event at Haydock and as one of the youngsters here, has a bit more scope than most. He is on the short-list along with High Point, but he would ideally prefer a longer trip. Of the rest, Montmartre is worth a mention but has a five pound penalty to overcome for his latest win at Yarmouth where he was given a good ride by Hayley Turner. For the winner, we nominate Danakil to follow up last year's success.