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14:30 Ascot

Tote Exacta Handicap (Class B)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 45y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 33.82s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mana d'Argent (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Thewhirlingdervish (IRE)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Gulf (IRE)

      15/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple, Pink stripe, halved sleeves, striped cap

        Double Honour (FR)

        21
        16/1
        • Form 10650-3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13

        close up, effort 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly 2f out

        2(10)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Gulf (IRE)

        13
        15/2
        • Form 54-3501
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        held up behind, headway 6f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, took 3rd close home

        3(5)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Distinction (IRE)

        51
        13/2
        • Form 21633-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and no extra final furlong, weakened towards finish

        4(2)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Red Wine

        14
        12/1
        • Form 11-5304
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        held up mid-division, ridden 5f out and weakened

        5(13)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Knavesmire Omen

        11
        16/1
        • Form 633001
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        close up, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened

        6(14)
        Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

        Zibeline (IRE)

        14
        10/1
        • Form 500-023
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        in rear, some late headway final 2f, never nearer

        7(3)
        Silk - BOTTLE GREEN and RED (quartered), BOTTLE GREEN sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Moon Emperor

        29
        25/1
        • Form 46-1065
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        in rear, steady late headway from 2f out, kept on well nearest finish

        8(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow Diamonds

        Saint Alebe

        8
        11/1
        • Form 42-1625
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, kept on final 2f, never nearer

        9(4)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots

        Sergeant Cecil

        8
        10/1
        • Form 2-20121
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        led until headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        10(9)
        Silk - Orange, Black star and sleeves

        Theatre (USA)

        29
        12/1
        • Form 403124
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        held up behind, ridden 3f out and soon beaten

        11(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, White cap

        Mana d'Argent (IRE)

        14
        5/1
        • Form 060660
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7

        held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out

        13(12)
        Silk - Black, Lilac cap

        Thewhirlingdervish (IRE)

        24
        8/1
        • Form 14-5340
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-1

        in touch, headway to lead 1f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

        14(8)
        Silk - YELLOW, royal blue stars, striped sleeves, yellow cap

        Indian Solitaire (IRE)

        7
        16/1
        • Form 0-50600
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        held up towards rear, ridden 5f out, never dangerous

        12(6)
        NR

        Tom Paddington

        9
        • Form 41/10-42
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-6

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Top weight Double Honour ran well on his return to the flat in the Queen Alexandra Stakes last month but preference is for his former stable companion Mana d'Argent, who gets the nod over another Johnston inmate Knavesmire Omen. All of Mana d'Argent's four career successes have come at Ascot and, although never getting a blow in behind Sindapour in the Ascot Stakes, the six-year-old showed once again that he favours the track above all others by finishing a creditable sixth behind Martin Pipe's horse. The selection ran similarly in the same race 12 months ago before going on to win this and, off just a 6lb higher mark than then, he is taken to win again. Knavesmire Omen won a Listed race in Germany last time but is expected to find this tougher and a bigger danger could be Sir Michael Stoute's Distinction. The son of Danehill is open to improvement after just seven starts so far but is not a certain stayer. A similar comment applies to dual Sandown winner Sergeant Cecil, who steps up from 1m6f but is not guaranteed to last the extra two furlongs. David Elsworth's Saint Alebe and the Hugh Morrison-trained Tom Paddington are others to consider but we are happy to stick with course specialist Man d'Argent, who is taken to record his fifth career win at the track.