Racecards
20:10 Ascot
Fred Cowley MBE Conditions Stakes (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,714
- 2nd: £2,890
- 3rd: £1,444
- 4th: £722
- Form 08221-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leader, led 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, caught near line
- Form 36231-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to close inside final furlong, ran on to lead near line
- Form 6-24820
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to reach leading duo
- Form 10034-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey I Mongan
reared start, behind, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance of reaching leaders
Taajub (IRE)
196- Form 1222/00-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey T P O'Shea
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out,
- Form 32036-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey N Callan
raced alone more towards far side, led until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 924/000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
NOBLE STORM goes from strength to strength. He ended last season with an odds-on victory at Southwell but his reappearance win at Newbury was more impressive and Ed McMahon's sprinter can follow up with more to come. Monsieur Joe won three times last term and was placed twice in six starts at Meydan earlier this year. However, Rowe Park beat him over C&D in the summer and the latter has since finished well behind the selection. Elnawin is hard to win with nowadays, while promising two-year-old Taajub made only two starts last season but was well beaten on both occasions. Swiss Franc and Above Limits look up against it here.
Formwatch
Noble Storm (USA) 6-1 (9-7) Made all, travelled strongly throughout, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, idled close home, won at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gf in Apr beating Rain Delayed (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Elnawin 9-2 (9-5) Chasing leaders when hampered after 1f, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 7l behind Hamish McGonagall (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f cond Stakes (2) gs in Apr.
Monsieur Joe (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Settled in rear, not pace to challenge, 12th of 16, 6l behind J J The Jet Plane (8-13) at Meydan(UAE) 5f Grp 2 (1) gd in Mar.
Rowe Park 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 10, 19l behind Anne Of Kiev (8-9) at Lingfield 5f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.
Taajub (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, 11th of 13, 8l behind Invincible Ash (9-11) at Dundalk 5f lst stks 2yo (1) pol in Oct.
Above Limits (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Prominent early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, eased final furlong, 10th of 11, 18l behind Inxile (9-9) at Naas 5f Listed stks (1) in Apr.
Swiss Franc 14-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon short of room and outpaced, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 10th of 16, 7l behind Johannes (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May '10.