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19:00 Windsor

BetVictor Royal Ascot No Lose Hughes Claiming Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 7y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.80s
  • Off Time: 19:00:28
  • 6 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), White sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Red and White check cap
  • Form 5624-46
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 67

tracked leading trio, pushed along in 3rd over 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon ridden, upsides inside final furlong, stayed on best to lead final strides

2(5)
Silk - Pink, black chevron, pink sleeves, black spots, pink cap, black diamond
  • Form 661177
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leader, led over 2f out, hard driven and joined inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, headed final strides

3(3)
Silk - Dark Green, Dark Green and Red check sleeves, White cap

Abbraccio

13 t
3/1
  • Form 46821-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

led until over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened to 4th over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - Red, Yellow cap
8/1
  • Form 0179-24
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 62

took keen hold, held up in 5th, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo

5(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red epaulets, halved sleeves
100/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

started very slowly, pushed along and struggling throughout, tailed off

6(4)
Silk - Purple, white sleeves, purple spots, black cap
6/1
  • Form 353422
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 61

took keen hold, tracked leading pair, pushed along and outpaced to 4th over 3f out, driven and beaten over 2f out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

David Evans' stable had a welcome winner at Bath on Friday and HONEY OF A KITTEN can continue the yard's resurgence in this claimer. He was beaten less than three lengths in a handicap at Chepstow last time, despite finishing last, and has the highest official rating of these. Royal Etiquette finished behind the selection in a seller at Lingfield in February and hasn't raced since March while last month's Leicester fourth Abbraccio is proving difficult to predict. But Moment In The Sun has been more consistent lately and won over this trip as a three-year-old.

Formwatch

Breaking The Bank 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 9l behind Meetings Man (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.

Honey Of A Kitten (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, last of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dandy (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

Abbraccio 16-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, chased leader, no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 10l behind Ashdown Lad (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.

Royal Etiquette (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up, headway 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 10, 5l behind Honey Of A Kitten (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Feb.

Shameless Man (IRE) 66-1 (9-11) Always in rear, last of 14, 21l behind Pleasure Bent (9-1) at Warwick 1m mdn stks (5) gf in May.

Moment In The Sun Evensfav (9-0) Keen close up, switched right over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, soon challenged winner, held near finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Abhaath (9-10) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol.