Racecards
16:50 Ascot
McGee Group Joining Jack Handicap (Class 3)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,938
- 2nd: £3,850
- 3rd: £1,924
- 4th: £962
- Form 5-06440
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Harley
held up towards rear, never on terms
- Form 0-25807
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
always towards rear, well behind and eased final furlong, tailed off
- Form 490060
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders and hung right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught post
- Form 404085
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey J P Spencer
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post
- Form 531320
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 131100
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leader, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 146307
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 89
soon mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 050731
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, just outpaced in 3rd close home
- Form 687397
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
steadied and went right start, held up in rear, never involved
- Form 562460
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 87
chased leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, found no extra towards finish
- Form 769995
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J Tuite
- Jockey Sean Mooney
race alone on near side rail, always behind
- Form 218460
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 125590
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
slowly into stride, held up, no real impression when hung right inside final furlong
- Form 348238
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
led, headed inside final furlong, weakened, eased
- Form 121986
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
held up towards rear, headway far side 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no chance when carried right inside final furlong
- Form 344153
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 627040
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
NonRunner
- Form 51413P
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Georgia Cox
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
An impossible-looking handicap to end proceedings. Distant Past is upped 5lb for winning at Leicester in a race in which Top Boy finished third and Dungannon was a close-up sixth. The latter likes it here and is worth a market check while Shamshon is starting to look well treated and should figure if the rains stay away. My Name Is Rio, Union Rose and Waseem Faris are others to consider while Shipyard was backed off the boards at Doncaster two runs ago but was drawn on the wrong side – dropping back to 5f won't harm his cause. DUTCH MASTERPIECE won the Rous Stakes on this card last year when rated 99. He's dropped to a mark of 93 having failed to score since but there was some encouragement in his latest run at Haydock, when just behind Waseem Faris, and Hector Crouch takes off a valuable 5lb once again today.
Formwatch
Another Wise Kid (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Raced far side, mid-division, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Kimberella (9-8) at York 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Union Rose 8-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung left and faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3l behind El Astronaute (8-8) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Dutch Masterpiece 11-1 (9-6) Slowly away, behind, some late headway, never on terms, 10th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Harry Hurricane (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Shamshon (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, held up, in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Seychelloise (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Majestic Hero (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up, in mid-division, effort when badly hampered over 1f out, well beaten after, last of 12, 25 3/4l behind Distant Past (8-10) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
A Momentofmadness 12-1 (9-2) Walked to post, chased leaders in centre, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 16th of 19, 10 1/4l behind Laughton (8-5) at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (3) gf in Jul.
My Name Is Rio (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Raced far side, tracked leader, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded closing stages, 7th of 25, 1 3/4l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Distant Past 9-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on stands side rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep beating Aleef (8-12) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dungannon 25-1 (9-3) In rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, never able to get on terms, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Distant Past (8-10) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Shipyard (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Raced far side, behind, never dangerous, 16th of 25, 6 3/4l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Field of Vision (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Chased winner until ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Hay Chewed (8-4) at Leicester 5f stks (3) gs in Sep.
Celebration 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders stands side, effort 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong, last of 20, 15 1/2l behind Handsome Dude (8-12) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Rio Ronaldo (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, stands side, driven over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 13th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Magnus Maximus (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Waseem Faris (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chase dleaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Harry Hurricane (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Major Pusey 28-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Hay Chewed (8-4) at Leicester 5f stks (3) gs in Sep.
Top Boy 14-1 (8-11) In rear, not clear when headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Distant Past (8-10) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Robot Boy (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 11th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Harry Hurricane (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Bashiba (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Towards rear, eased 2f out, pulled up inside final furlong, at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.