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14:30 Ascot

Totesport Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class B) (Class B)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 45y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft places on round course)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 35.97s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dorothy's Friend

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Random Quest

    22/1

      3
      Silk -

      Thewhirlingdervish (IRE)

      14/1

        4
        Silk -

        Promoter

        12/1

          1(9)
          Silk - ORANGE, DARK BLUE sash, diabolo on sleeves, ORANGE cap

          Self Defense

          14
          25/1
          • Form 61450/0
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-0

          in touch until lost place 7f out, headway on wide outside from 3f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

          2(15)
          Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap

          Almah (SAF)

          343
          100/1
          • Form 344630-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-9

          dwelt, always struggling in rear

          3(8)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

          Double Obsession

          25 v
          8/1
          • Form 00-0001
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          led, clear 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra towards finish

          4(10)
          Silk - Grey, Maroon epaulets, Maroon cap

          Pagan Dance (IRE)

          14
          11/2
          • Form 0-34226
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8

          stumbled leaving stalls, took keen hold and held up in rear, no real headway

          5(14)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Red cap

          Distant Prospect (IRE)

          14
          14/1
          • Form 303-420
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-7

          in rear, driven along halfway, behind when hampered on rail over 3f out, no real impression

          6(13)
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

          Promoter

          14
          12/1
          • Form 04-0020
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          took keen hold, held up, headway, and hung right and carried head high from 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

          7(17)
          Silk - Purple, Grey hooped sleeves

          Escayola (IRE)

          14 b
          10/1
          • Form 211-020
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-1

          dwelt, soon recovered into mid-division, hung right under pressure from 2f out, soon weakened

          8(3)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap

          Mana d'Argent (IRE)

          25
          8/1
          • Form 33-0500
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-0

          behind, headway when not clear when on rail 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          9(6)
          Silk - Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap

          Dorothy's Friend

          21
          5/1
          • Form 5111-01
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          held up towards rear, steady headway from 5f out, stayed on from over 1f out, led final 50 yards

          10(11)
          Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

          Sentry (IRE)

          25
          20/1
          • Form 1-14330
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          close up until lost place over 4f out, stayed on again final furlong

          11(1)
          Silk - Black and White check, Red and White striped sleeves

          High Action (USA)

          68
          50/1
          • Form 1106-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          in mid-division, hard ridden and one pace final 2f

          12(4)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap

          Random Quest

          35
          22/1
          • Form 250-000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-12

          held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on and every chance inside final furlong, just held

          13(7)
          Silk - White, Orange star, armlets and star on cap

          Kristensen

          14
          14/1
          • Form 3-50625
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          tracked leaders until weakened quickly under pressure over 1f out

          14(5)
          Silk - Orange, Black star and sleeves

          Theatre (USA)

          8
          22/1
          • Form 4-0S223
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          slowly away, always behind

          15(12)
          Silk - Black, White stars, sleeves and stars on cap

          Sahem (IRE)

          21
          33/1
          • Form 504012
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          behind, rapid headway on outside to track leader 9f out, ridden 5f out, weakened well over 1f out

          16(2)
          Silk - Black, Lilac cap

          Thewhirlingdervish (IRE)

          20
          14/1
          • Form 0-34031
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10

          took keen hold, close up, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, led final 100 yards, soon headed and lost 2nd near finish

          17(16)
          Silk - Terracotta, Emerald Green cap and tassel

          Dr Sharp (IRE)

          9
          9/1
          • Form 14-0121
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          raced keenly, tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out to well over 1f out, soon weakened

          18
          NR

          Jack Dawson (IRE)

          • Weight 8-4

          19
          NR

          Quedex

          • Weight 7-12

          In depth

          Verdict

          Pagan Dance ran with credit in the Northumberland Plate two weeks ago, and has to be respected with Amanda Perrett's stable in good form, but Mark Johnston holds a strong hand here and Mana d'Argent is taken to get the better of stablemate Double Obsession. The last mentioned showed improved form for being stepped up in trip when running out the convincing winner of the Ascot Stakes last month. However, the handicapper has hit the son of Sadler's Wells with a 9lb rise for his five-length defeat of Promoter and that leaves him with more to do. The runner-up there did not do a great deal to advertise the form when only ninth in the Northumberland Plate, a race in which Kristensen (fifth), Self Defense (eighth), Escayola (11th) and Distant Prospect (12th) all ran in. Pagan Dance, who finished sixth at Newcastle may do best of the runners there as he was having his first start of the season that day and the stable's horses are in good form at present. Newmarket winner Dorothy's Friend missed a possible engagement at Gosforth Park and as an unexposed stayer is interesting. Towards the bottom end of the handicap, last time out winners Dr Sharp and Thewhirlingdervish both warrant a mention but the vote goes to Mana d'Argent. Mark Johnston's seven-year-old has not been in the best of form of late but reserves his best form for this track and has won this twice before, having run below expectations at the royal meeting. Only 2lbs higher than when winning this 12 months ago, Mana d'Argent is taken to bounce back to form and record his sixth course success.