Racecards
17:40 Ascot
Playboy Club London Handicap (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 5-22420
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 32/1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey W Buick
keen tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 2131-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer O Stevens
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, nearest finish
Solo Hunter
29- Form 226-122
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 88
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 331128
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
keen mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 555-236
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey T P Queally
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 613123
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey R Havlin
slowly away switched right, held up, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
Gambol (FR)
15- Form 2260-05
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5-73536
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey C Schofield
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Mustard
69- Form 31-35
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner
- Form 020-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey R Ffrench
made most, ridden over 2f out, ran on gamely
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
THINK AHEAD is unexposed and should have plenty more in the locker. He was having his first start since 2013 and giving weight to a subsequent winner when landing a maiden at Windsor last month and can go in again. Solo Hunter has been raised further in the handicap after going close at Sandown and is now 16lb higher than his earlier win at Leicester and Squire has also crept further up the weights for recent placed efforts. Heisman should be sharper for a comeback run at Sandown but Mustard has a bit to prove now and Goodwood winner River Dart makes more appeal.
Formwatch
Nancy From Nairobi 20-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 14, 30l behind Notarised (8-13) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4yo+) (2) gs.
Think Ahead 7-4fav (10-0) Made all, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Senrima (9-1) by 2l, 11 ran.
Heisman (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, edging right and not quicken 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never enough pace to threaten, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Jacob Black (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Solo Hunter 25-1 (8-9) Led 8f out, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Rembrandt Van Rijn (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Perfect Cracker 16-1 (9-3) Steadied start in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 7l behind Rembrandt Van Rijn (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Kastini 10-1 (8-12) In rear, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, effort when short of room over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 6l behind Rembrandt Van Rijn (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Squire 7-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure entering final furlong, ran on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Rembrandt Van Rijn (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Gambol (FR) 9-2 (9-1) Held up behind, headway 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind All Talk N No Do (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Ocean Applause 12-1 (9-9) Towards rear, effort and not clear run over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 7l behind Banditry (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Mustard 3-1 (8-10) Held up in touch in rear, effort over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Marma's Boy (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
River Dart (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) In touch, headway 2f out, effort entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun beating Scooner (9-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.