Racecards
19:30 Bath
Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,850 added
- Winner: £4,995
- 2nd: £2,345
- 3rd: £1,173
- 4th: £586
- Form 6216-91
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey George Downing
soon led, headed 6f out, driven over 3f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 2256-88
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, kept on, held towards finish
- Form 1564-51
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Nicola Currie
led early, raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 537-043
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Liam Browne
held up in rear, effort 3f out, 3rd over 1f out, no impression, one pace
- Form 323-247
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Coakley
chased leaders, led over 2f out, kept on well, ridden out
- Form 11246-6
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A Wintle
- Jockey Tyler Heard
slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace over 1f out
- Form 237D-43
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey T E Whelan
broke well enough, soon towards rear, no impression final 3f
Verdict
First-time cheekpieces had a positive effect and DANVILLE (NAP) won a tougher contest at Windsor recently. There looks more to come in the headgear and he’s worth sticking with. Zulu Girl tends to save her best for Brighton and was winning for the third time at the latter track last month with Zlatan back in third. Mr Tyrrell is now back on a winning mark while Keeper's Choice won on this card last year and is worth noting.
Formwatch
Danville 7-2 (8-9) Led, steadied pace halfway, quickened 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong to lead again final 100 yards, won at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May beating Farasi Lane (9-10) by 1l, 6 ran.
Urban War (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Pisanello (9-4) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Zulu Girl 6-1 (9-5) Chased leader, closed over 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on, held on, won at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in May beating Poetic Force (8-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mr Tyrrell (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leading pair on rail, pushed along 3f out, shaken up and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on in modest 3rd, never any chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Excel Power (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
Mark Of Respect (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced inside final 2f, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 14l behind Dandy Maestro (9-6) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Keeper's Choice (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Chased leaders near side of group, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Dandy Maestro (9-6) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Zlatan (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd and edged left over 1f out, unable to challenge winner lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Zulu Girl (9-5) at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in May.