Racecards
16:20 Ascot
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Class B) (Rated Stakes Handicap) (Class B)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 4-52141
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Reserve
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
High Voltage
32- Form 0-13600
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Reserve
tracked winner, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Khabfair
15- Form 312-41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Reserve
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
- Form 606005
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Reserve
in touch until weakened 1f out
- Form 5-20000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Reserve
always towards rear, eased final furlong
- Form 211-042
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer C Wall
- Jockey Reserve
made all, quickened clear 1f out, easily
- Form 222611
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Reserve
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 122
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Reserve
held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Commando Scott has been recommended by this tipster before and we see no reason to oppose him now on his hat-trick bid, with Alderney Race and Khabfair likely to emerge as the main dangers. Commando Scott is in cracking form and goes particularly well with cut in the ground, as evidenced from his recent soft ground successes at Haydock and Doncaster. This is his optimum trip, and despite the inevitable rise in the weights that success brings, he does not look like he has stopped winning and can bridge this jump in class. Khabfair may give him most to do. Amanda Perrett's yard have finally found their form of late and the Intikhab colt relishes this trip, though he does have to prove he acts on the ground, but he can still go very well. Of the others, recent Newmarket scorer Alderney Edge is progressing steadily and is still fairly treated, so with some soft ground form on the board as well, there is every reason to think that he will figure at the business end, but Commando Scott is in superb form and looks best suited by conditions here.