Racecards
15:00 Ascot
Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2)
- 25 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £150,000 added
- Winner: £77,310
- 2nd: £36,255
- 3rd: £18,135
- 4th: £9,060
- Form 10-3440
- Age 9
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 107
raced far side, steadied start, held up towards rear, closer over 2f out, weakened and no chance final furlong
- Form 533-536
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 103
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, led group over 1f out and went clear in group, no chance with leaders near side
- Form 12-3291
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R L Moore
raced far side, keen in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, weakened and eased when no chance final furlong
- Form 1726-20
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced near side, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 12-6754
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced far side, steadied start, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach group leaders
- Form 2-04100
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey W Buick
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, went 2nd in group inside final 100 yards, no chance with leaders near side
- Form 1-32302
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Ryan Sexton
raced far side, prominent, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 6-51331
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
raced near side, chased leaders, went overall 2nd over 1f out, well held and lost two places close home
- Form 100-505
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey D Tudhope
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders went 2nd in group inside final furlong until final 100 yards, kept on for 3rd in group but no chance with leaders near side
- Form 762673
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
raced far side, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not clear run over 2f out and again over 1f out, headway when in the clear between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to reach group leaders
- Form 230400
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S D Bowen
raced far side, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung right and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 204-035
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
raced near side, tracked leaders, weakening when hampered over 1f out
- Form 6131-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
raced far side, prominent, ridden and weakening when hampered inside final 2f
- Form 081-360
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
raced near side, always prominent, led group and overall over 2f out, ran on gamely under pressure, all out
- Form 5-70409
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced near side, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 54-0102
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey T P Queally
raced near side, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 96-2261
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced near side, held up towards rear, switched right and good headway tracking leaders over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish until final strides
- Form 72-7948
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 94
raced far side in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd in group inside final 2f until inside final furlong, kept on but no chance with leaders near side
- Form 900210
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced far side, held up towards rear, headway kept on inside final furlong, no chance with leaders near side
- Form 077006
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey William Pyle
raced near side, held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 523-391
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey R Kingscote
raced near side, chased leader until inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 11-4420
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
raced near side, held up off the pace towards rear, good headway near side rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not reach winner
- Form 234-743
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Greg Cheyne
raced far side, chased leaders, weakening when hampered over 1f out
- Form 0-23165
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey George Rooke
led far side group, headed in group over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 512-974
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Quinn
led near side group until headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind
- Form 504726
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 211-282
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Georgia Dobie
NonRunner
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In depth
Verdict
A ridiculously-competitive renewal with several carrying penalties for recent victories. The weights are headed by Escobar with Frankie in the saddle but David O’Meara also runs Orbaan and Bopedro. Hollie Doyle could get a tune out of the latter, who was a staying-on sixth in the Buckingham Palace here last month. He can reverse that form with the subsequent York winner Northern Express and Spangled Mac having run well over a mile at Newmarket last week as his ability to stay a bit further could be a plus on today’s ground. Biggles and VAFORTINO were down the field in the Buckingham Palace but the former was poorly drawn and has since won the Bunbury Cup in good style while the latter was caught right on the line by Northern Express at York. He is 8lb better off if Kaiya Fraser’s claim is taken into account and likes it here so can give a good account again. Fresh and Bless Him finished 1-2 last year with the runner-up having the best of the weights today and the three-year-old Ramazan is also worth a second look.
Formwatch
Escobar (IRE) 28-1 (9-12) Hampered and hit rail after 1f, held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 13th of 15, 11 3/4l behind Perotto (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Tacarib Bay 11-2 (9-8) Held up, pushed along over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Rebel Territory (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Biggles 5-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead final 100yds, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul beating Ropey Guest (8-12) by 2l, 15 ran.
Rhythm Master (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Led near side group, headed in group over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened, last of 29, 17 3/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-10) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Bless Him (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed final 100yds, no extra and lost 2 places close home, 4th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Biggles (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Montassib 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 10th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Biggles (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Vafortino (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Midfield but in touch, switched right to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along when hard pressed inside final 110 yards, joined and headed final strides, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Northern Express (9-6) at York 7f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Northern Express (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, steady headway from halfway, ridden when pressed leader inside final furlong, all out when led final strides, just prevailed, won at York 7f hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Vafortino (9-9) by shd, 8 ran.
Fresh 22-1 (9-3) Raced far side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, went 3rd in group towards finish, not pace to challenge, 5th of 27, 2l behind Saint Lawrence (9-2) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Bopedro (FR) 8-1 (10-2) Towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ridden and ran on final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Dutch Decoy (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Spirit Of Light (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Raced far side, held up towards rear, never involved, 18th of 27, 8 1/4l behind Saint Lawrence (9-2) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Safe Voyage (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Raced near side, held up towards rear of mid-division, headway and switched right 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, went 3rd in group 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner far side, 5th of 22, 4 3/4l behind Rebel Territory (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) sft in May.
Lir Speciale (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Raced far side, tracked group leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 16th of 29, 8 1/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-10) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Baradar (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Raced centre to far side, held up in group, headway between horses 2f out, weakened final furlong, 19th of 29, 9 1/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-10) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Orbaan 50-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 9th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Perotto (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Ropey Guest 11-1 (8-12) Switched left start, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, soon every chance, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Biggles (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Star Of Orion (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-12) In touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul beating Soar Above (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Spangled Mac (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Raced far side, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 27, 2 1/2l behind Saint Lawrence (9-2) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Popmaster (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 14th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Biggles (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Fools Rush In (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, off the pace in rear, edged right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Paws For Thought (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Ramazan (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Chased leaders, closed over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul beating Chartwell House (8-10) by 1l, 7 ran.
Hickory (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened tamely over 1f out, last of 10, 12 3/4l behind Gweedore (10-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Mitrosonfire 6-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Star Of Orion (9-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Mister Bluebird 7-1 (9-12) Prominent, pushed along and every chance from 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Final Watch (9-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Zu Run 5-1 (9-8) Led group towards near side, remained prominent as groups merged halfway, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Farasi Lane (9-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Nizaaka (FR) 13-2 (10-2) Keen tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Pastiche (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun.
Top Secret 11-2 (9-10) Raced wide in last pair, good headway chased leaders soon after halfway, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Bluelight Bay (9-2) at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.