Racecards
17:25 Ascot
Mercy Ships Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,128
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £231
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey A Thornton
with leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Barrakilla (IRE)
265- Form 1-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with easy winner
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, green edged right and weakened approaching final 2f
Crystal Swing
293- Form 2-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
tracked leadrs in 5th, closer order halfway, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on to close on 2nd close home, no chance with easy winner
Jojabean (IRE)
259- Form 02-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders and ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up, headway between horses when green and edged right over 2f out, quickened to lead entering final 2f, pushed well clear final furlong, easily
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey D A Jacob
led at steady pace, quickened over 3f out, headed entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th until shuffled back 10f out, headway on outside over 4f out, green edged right and weakened approaching final 2f
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up, headway 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on again under pressure well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up, pushed along on outside over 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Crystal Swing and Jojabean and already shown ability in bumpers and have to be respected here, but it will be a surprise if PROVO doesn't turn out to be useful. By Presenting, he cost £35,000 at the sales last year and his dam is a full sister to a couple of bumper winners and closely related to smart chaser Our Ben. Stormy Gale, also by Presenting, is another newcomer to note while Cecconi and Xaarcet could have a future at the game. Barrakilla won an Irish point-to-point in February but may find a few of these have more basic speed.
Formwatch
Baroque Man Revoque gelding out of Barton May.
Barrakilla (IRE) 6-4 (11-7) Ww rr, prog 6out, 2nd 4out, ld bef 2out hdd brfly, ld again aftr 2out, in com last, eased cl home, won at Tallow 3m ire ptp sft in Feb beating Be My Dora (11-7) by 1l, 10 ran.
Cecconi (IRE) Definite Article gelding out of Lucy Popp.
Crystal Swing 33-1 (11-4) Led, headed before halfway but remained prominent, 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and no chance with winner final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Waaheb (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo nhf sft in Jan.
Jojabean (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 6f out, chased winner over 3f out, hung left when every chance inside final furlong, held after, stayed on, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind What A Warrior (10-7) at Warwick 1m 6f nhf (5) gs in Feb.
Population Noverre gelding out of Ville D'amore.
Provo (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Pairtree.
Stormy Gale (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Christines Gale.
Typhon De Guye (FR) Dom Alco gelding out of Mascotte De Guye.
Xaarcet (IRE) Xaar gelding out of Anoukit.
Captain Wilson Olden Times gelding out of Competa.