Racecards
13:00 Ascot
Women In Racing Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £8,100
- 2nd: £3,802
- 3rd: £1,902
- 4th: £951
- Form 912425-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Repertoire
64- Form 3559-19
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Grace McEntee
held up, ridden along over 2f out, kept on well into third final furlong
- Form 4/4049-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Bradley Harris
awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, niggled along over 3f out, ridden and carried right over 2f out, soon struggling, weakened 1f out
- Form 02630-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
slowly away, pulled hard early in rear, carried right over 2f out, ridden for effort 2f out, kept on over 1f out, no extra 1/2f out
- Form 32351-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Ellie Mackenzie
pushed along to lead, joined 5f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and led again over 2f out, pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on gamely
- Form 948-546
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Angus Villiers
raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 781691-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Parr
- Jockey Harry Burns
prominent, disputed lead from 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 343310-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Laura Pearson
raced keenly, mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 6-27953
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
raced keenly, mid-division, headway 3f out, went right over 2f out and ridden, made no impression from over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Enigmatic is just a pound higher than when winning this on his reappearance in 2019, despite victories last year at Leicester and Kempton. Harry Burns is good value for his claim and it’s easy to envisage Joseph Parr’s seven-year-old being in the firing-line again. Cliffs Of Capri ran well in some hot handicaps last summer after winning in Dubai and is another for the short-list even though he’s having a first run since July. Gin Palace is a tough front-runner who has won twice under Georgia Dobie and will be all the better for a run at Newbury 10 days ago but MOSTAWAA would have gone very close to landing the Spring Mile at Doncaster had he not reared at the start and the winner has already franked that form.
Formwatch
Cliffs Of Capri 10-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division on inside, not clear run over 1f out soon switched right, ridden and stayed on same pace when in the clear inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Prompting (8-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Repertoire 12-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Tadleel (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Zwayyan 14-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Born To Be Alive (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Gin Palace 14-1 (8-6) Raced keenly tracking leader, led 6f out, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Nugget (8-9) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Mostawaa 16-1 (9-4) Close up centre, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 20, 3/4l behind Artistic Rifles (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Keyser Soze (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Keen in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 4 1/4l behind Count Otto (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Enigmatic (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and raced awkwardly 2f out, rider dropped whip over 1f out, headway to lead approaching final furlong, pushed out, won at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Kwela (9-6) by 1l, 8 ran.
Balgair 33-1 (8-0) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 16th of 27, 13 1/2l behind Majestic Dawn (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Papa Stour (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Broke well, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, well held 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 8 1/4l behind Gloves Lynch (8-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Apr.