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17:30 Ascot

Times+ Apprentice Handicap (Class 3)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,763
  • 2nd: £2,310
  • 3rd: £1,154
  • 4th: £577
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 34.45s
  • Off Time: 17:30:59
  • 12 Ran
2(11)
Silk - Dark green, white disc, armlets and cap
7/1
  • Form 32112-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 89

soon led and set steady pace, headed approaching final 3f, chased leader until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(12)
Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

Wordiness

42 D
25/1
  • Form 7510-87
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 86

steadied start, held up towards rear, steady headway into mid-division 6f out, ridden chasing leaders inside final 2f, stayed on into 3rd in closing stages

5(3)
Silk - Orange, mauve sash, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 41233-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 88

tracked leaders until lost place 4f out, behind final 2f

6(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, checked sleeves and cap
13/2
  • Form 3301/2-1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, strong challenge inside final furlong, just failed

7(1)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons and armlets

Albahar (FR)

23 p D
18/1
  • Form 550-315
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 83

started slowly, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression and dropped to 4th in closing stages

8(14)
Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, Royal Blue cap, Red star
14/1
  • Form 123347-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 83

took keen hold tracking leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9(10)
Silk - White, dark blue hoop, yellow sleeves and cap

Tindaro (FR)

264 t D
33/1
  • Form 6421/80-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 82

held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, plugged on inside final furlong, no danger

10(4)
Silk - Red, White spots, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

Daghash

217 D
11/2
  • Form 351424-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 80

held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after

11(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots

See And Be Seen

189 p D
20/1
  • Form 631080-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leader, led approaching final 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

13(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

Argent Knight

12 p BFD
3/1
  • Form 7740/12
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 76

in touch in mid-division, good headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, held on gamely, all out

14(13)
Silk - Pink, White sleeves

Nigel

211
5/1
  • Form 322932-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 78

pulled hard in mid-division, edging right when outpaced over 2f out, struggling and no danger after

15(8)
Silk - Red, White star, Black and White check sleeves, Red cap, Black star
20/1
  • Form 253246-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 67

held up towards rear, hit inside running rail after 4f, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten

1(7)
NR

Norab (GER)

193 p
25/1
  • Form 3/14506-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 90

NonRunner

4(15)
NR

Royal Signaller

238 p CD
10/1
  • Form 421156-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 86

NonRunner

12(9)
NR

Brittleton

189 b D
12/1
  • Form 121130-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 79

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Argent Knight ran well at Musselburgh considering he was carrying a big weight but this is much tougher. Daghash is at home in this grade but has not raced since October while Royal Signaller also returns from an absence and won over track and trip at last year’s Shergar Cup meeting. Seaside Sizzler is upped a grade after winning at Wolverhampton while Percy Veer is now 12lb higher than when scoring at Chelmsford at the end of last year. Nigel steps up in distance on his return to action but SHADES OF SILVER (NAP) was second to the progressive Steve Rogers over 2m at Kempton on his reappearance and can go close with a similar effort in this.

Formwatch

Shades of Silver 11-4 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on well for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Steve Rogers (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Apr.

Wordiness 25-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Gang Warfare (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

Percy Veer 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Luv U Whatever (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (2) pol in Jan.

Seaside Sizzler 4-1 (9-11) Close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, 2 lengths clear when idled towards finish, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Injun Sands (9-8) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Albahar (FR) 13-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5l behind Steve Rogers (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Apr.

Arty Campbell (IRE) 5-4fav (10-8) In touch, tracked leaders 4th, led after 3 out, headed next, rallied and every chance approaching last and all the way to the finish, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Thunder Sheik (11-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Tindaro (FR) 14-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, hit 7th, pushed along in 5th after 4 out, soon struggling, outpaced before next, plugged on, 4th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Gray Hession (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Daghash 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, plugged on into 3rd inside final furlong until post, no chance with leading duo, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Burmese (8-9) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.

See And Be Seen 16-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Star Rider (8-11) at Newmarket 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.

Argent Knight 13-8fav (10-4) Tracked leaders, switched outside 2f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Sisyphus (9-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Nigel 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Barefoot Dancer (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.

Lady Of Yue 25-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Star Rider (8-11) at Newmarket 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.

Norab (GER) 66-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 22 1/2l behind Noble Gift (9-9) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Royal Signaller 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Curbyourenthusiasm (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

Brittleton 8-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Star Rider (8-11) at Newmarket 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.