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14:15 Ascot

Casino At The Empire Heritage Handicap (Class 2)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.70s
  • Off Time: 14:16:02
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
11/2

    3
    Silk -
    13/2

      1(3)
      Silk - Red, red and Royal blue check cap

      Sugar Ray (IRE)

      36 t CDD
      11/2
      • Form 123-131
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 105

      pulled hard and soon prominent, every chance from 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong

      2(17)
      Silk - Pink and Black diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, White cap
      18/1
      • Form 58153-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 101

      held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong

      3(9)
      Silk - White and Blue striped, White sleeves, Blue cap, Red spots

      Young Mick

      22 v CDD
      11/2
      • Form 5-88742
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 101

      mid-division, switched right and not clear run from over 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, ran on

      4(15)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop, armlets and cap
      14/1
      • Form 320-582
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 100

      always behind

      5(16)
      Silk - Royal blue
      13/2
      • Form 950241-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 100

      tracked leaders, keen hold, hard ridden to challenge well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Maroon, light blue epaulets, light blue sleeves, maroon stars, quartered cap
      5/1
      • Form 295-273
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 98

      held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon no impression

      7(11)
      Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap
      • Form 50/6561
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 95

      pulled hard in rear, never dangerous

      8(5)
      Silk - Pink and Yellow check, Pink sleeves

      Pevensey (IRE)

      22 v CDD
      14/1
      • Form 50-0294
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 94

      behind, headway over 4f out, weakened well over 2f out

      9(8)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops and sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

      Luberon

      72 D
      13/2
      • Form 000-221
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 93

      led, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, staying on gamely when headed close home

      11(14)
      Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves
      • Form 103-000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 93

      held up in rear, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, never on terms

      12(6)
      Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, White spots, Yellow cap
      20/1
      • Form 1118-60
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 92

      held up mid-division, keen hold, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

      13(13)
      Silk - Light blue, black sash, armlets and hoop on cap

      Bureaucrat

      50 D
      16/1
      • Form 41198/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 92

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, reminders over 5f out, headway on inside from over 1f out, never nearer

      14(7)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap
      20/1
      • Form 143703
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 90

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, raced keenly, never dangerous

      15(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

      Royal Jet

      8 D
      33/1
      • Form 3/130-90
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 89

      mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well, never nearer

      16(12)
      Silk - Maroon, Grey armlets, Grey cap

      Hatton Flight

      16 b CDD
      11/1
      • Form 1-41111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 88

      tracked leaders, keen hold, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      10(2)
      NR
      • Form 434/4-04
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 93

      Nonrunner

      17(10)
      NR

      Tifernati

      16 D
      • Form 13-3314
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 86

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      In depth

      Verdict

      A tough race to call for punters but it is hard to escape the improvement made by HATTON FLIGHT and Andrew Balding's runner is taken to continue that winning run at the main expense of top weight Sugar Ray. Hatton Flight has won four of his last five races and has gone up 29lbs as a result. That has just managed to get him into this valuable contest, he acts on any ground and comes from a yard in tremendous form, so with C&D winning form to add confidence we'll not desert him now. Sugar Ray is another C&D scorer and Sir Michael Stoute's colt has a good strike rate with three wins from eight outings. This looks a fair mark and he is very much respected. Young Mick is in decent form after a good run in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock last time. He absolutely loves it here with four C/D wins and despite not winning for almost two years now you couldn't rule him out. Luberon is up 6lb for a classy York win and now the yard is going better he can be relied upon to put in another big effort here. All The Good is up 4lb for winning here last season and fitness need not be an issue with the yard in form, King's Head is very interesting after a good performance last time, while Bureaucrat is not ruled out after a 4lb rise for winning at Epsom over the trip.

      Formwatch

      Sugar Ray (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Made all, stayed on gamely under pressure from over 1f out, driven out, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun beating Mad Rush (9-2) by a nk, 19 ran.

      Dansili Dancer 8-1 (9-9) In touch, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 20l behind Luberon (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.

      Young Mick 16-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.

      Ladies Best 4-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leading pair 2f out, soon hung badly left, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Emirates Skyline (9-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcap (2) gd in Jun.

      All The Good (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Sept beating Ladies Best (8-8) by a nk, 13 ran.

      Camps Bay (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.

      Profit's Reality (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Made all, challenged from well over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Candle (9-12) by 1/2l, 15 ran.

      Pevensey (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 7l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.

      Luberon 6-1 (8-7) Made all, shaken up 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May beating Pevensey (8-11) by 1/2l, 15 ran.

      Players Please (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 19, 15l behind Sugar Ray (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.

      Pippa Greene 8-1 (9-0) Soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 18l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.

      Bureaucrat 11-1 (8-13) Mid-division, steady progress over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun beating Bandama (8-13) by a hd, 15 ran.

      John Terry (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) In touch, ridden approaching 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Sahrati (9-2) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.

      Royal Jet 25-1 (9-9) Held up behind, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 10l behind Hunting Country (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.

      Hatton Flight 5-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven out, won at Ascot 1m 4f app hcp (4) gs beating Sir Duke (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

      King's Head (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 3/4l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.

      Tifernati 6-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Profit's Reality (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.