17:00 Ascot

Saturday 15 July 2017

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Woodford Reserve Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:02  |   Winning time: 2m 35.99s
1st
Horse silk
1
(6)
7/2
T: S bin SuroorJ: Martin Lane
Held up in last pair, wide entering straight, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on to challenge when edged right over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, just held on op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
hd
4
(8)
11/4f
T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa
Led, driven 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(7)
8/1
T: A M BaldingJ: M Dwyer
Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase front pair inside final furlong, always held op 17/2 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
(9)
12/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Dane O'Neill
Mid-division, driven and headway 2f out, ridden to chase front pair when carried right by winner over 1f out, soon no extra, well held in 4th inside final furlong op 14/1 tchd 16/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
3
(11)
12/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Jason Hart
Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, lost place when carried right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/1 tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
1
5
(3)
7/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: David Probert
Dwelt, raced in last pair, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never a threat op 8/1 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
1
9
(5)
20/1
T: S KirkJ: Mitch Godwin (5)
Keen early, tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
½
2
(1)
14/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J F Egan
Tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
8
(10)
14/1
T: R A FaheyJ: J P Sullivan
Raced keenly, in touch on outside, outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 16/1

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

10
(4)
Horse silk
Wefait19
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 3
T: R Hannon  J: George Wood
NR
7
(2)
Horse silk
Special Relation33
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 3
T: H Morrison  J: Charlie Bennett
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.60, £1.50, £2.20EX:£11.90Trifecta:£99.80Tricast:£50.83SF:£11.40Swingers:£2.20, £5.60, £4.40

Forecasts

Cape Coast (11/4), Bin Battuta (7/2), Melting Dew (7/1), Special Relation (7/1), Galactic Prince (8/1), Alfarris (12/1), Euro Nightmare (12/1), Wefait (12/1), Bear Valley (14/1), Society Red (14/1), Mister Blue Sky (20/1)

Verdict

Melting Dew, Alfaaris and Galactic Prince clashed over 10f at Chelmsford in May. Conditions are different here but nevertheless the weights favour Alfaaris. He should have improved since and have little difficulty staying this trip. Mister Blue Sky makes each-way appeal and Cape Coast is the dark horse comihg into this who needs a market check. BIN BATTUTA represents a yard that do well at the July fixtures here and the booking of Martin Lane who has a 100 percent strike rate for the trainer this year is on board. He was noted staying on from a hopeless position in the King George V at Royal Ascot and his earlier form suggests he is capable of defying topweight.
  1. Bin Battuta
  2. Alfarris
  3. Mister Blue Sky

Prize Money

1st: £31,125.002nd: £9,320.003rd: £4,660.004th: £2,330.005th: £1,165.006th: £585.00

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