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15:00 Ascot

Alfred Franks & Bartlett Sunglasses Novice Stakes (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.44s
  • 6 Ran
1(1)
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
5/1
  • Form 31
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leader to 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong to take 3rd, not troubled first two

2(3)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form 421
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

held up in touch, headway on outside 2f out to chase leaders, shaken up and stayed on well inside final furlong to lead final 75 yards, pushed out cleverly

3(4)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue hoops
  • Form 61
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

started slowly, soon close up, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened final furlong

4(6)
Silk - RED and DARK GREEN (halved), WHITE sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 2
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

unruly in stalls, started slowly, reminded after 2f, outpaced from 2f out

5(5)
Silk - Light Green and Yellow check, Yellow cap
9/4
  • Form 025
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

led, hard pressed 2f out, ran on well until headed final 75 yards

6(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

tracked leader, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

John Gosden introduces an interesting debutante in Latif, a son of Red Ransom, but, despite receiving all the allowances, he will need to be useful to beat Mick Channon's Pivotal Guest, who gets the verdict over Chinsola and Winners Delight. The last mentioned justified heavy support when winning at Lingfield last time and has to be respected but this represents a step up in class. Chinsola probably did not beat a great deal when winning at the same venue earlier this month and, although open to improvement over this trip, lacks the scope of Pivotal Guest. Mick Channon's colt still looked green when winning at Newcastle last month and, being a half-brother to a seven furlong juvenile winner, there should be plenty more to come over today's longer trip. Anousa belied odds of 50/1 when second in a Newmarket maiden on his debut but the form of that race has taken a few knocks since, while Fancy Foxtrot needs to improve on previous form to trouble Pivotal Guest, who gets a confident vote.