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16:35 Ascot

Long Harbour Derek Lucie-Smith Memorial Handicap (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.58s
  • Off Time: 16:36:29
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Daschas

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lightning Charlie

    17/2

      3
      Silk -

      Miracle of Medinah

      7/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe and armlets

        Normandy Barriere (IRE)

        48 DCD
        11/2
        • Form 9055-07
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 94

        mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stars, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

        Miracle of Medinah

        39 D
        7/1
        • Form 0710-36
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 94

        in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        3(4)
        Silk - Black, Orange spots, Black sleeves, Orange cap

        Equimou

        20
        25/1
        • Form 40-4048
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 93

        dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        4(9)
        Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

        Hakam (USA)

        14 v D
        10/1
        • Form 6-42600
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 88

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Red, gold braid, white sleeves and cap with gold tassel

        Chagatai (IRE)

        18 h D
        3/1
        • Form 5-10454
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 89

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

        6(2)
        Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

        How Far (IRE)

        15 D
        3/1
        • Form 44311
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 87

        mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        7(3)
        Silk - Yellow and emerald green diamonds, yellow sleeves, emerald green armlets, emerald green and yellow striped cap

        Lightning Charlie

        30 DCD
        17/2
        • Form 0-44940
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 81

        held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish

        8(1)
        Silk - Orange, Black star, Orange sleeves, Black stars, White cap

        Only Spoofing (IRE)

        13
        10/1
        • Form 511135
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 79

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        9(7)
        Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

        Daschas

        27 t BFD
        10/1
        • Form 218218
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 77

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on towards finish

        Previous results

        2017
        (9)
        Silk -

        Lightning Charlie

        16/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        2016
        (18)
        Silk -

        Misterioso (IRE)

        7/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        2015
        (9)
        Silk -

        Dawn's Early Light (IRE)

        2/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        Lightning Charlie won last year’s renewal off a 5lb higher mark and is not easily dismissed while Miracle of Medinah was placed over track and trip on his penultimate start and can race off the same mark today. Only Spoofing remains 10lb higher than when landing a hat-trick at Hamilton earlier while Chagatai still looks a shade high in the weights at present. HOW FAR has a further 6lb rise to contend with having followed a victory at Windsor with success at Nottingham but may not have finished improving yet and the hat-trick looks on the cards for Simon Crisford’s colt.

        Formwatch

        Normandy Barriere (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Gilgamesh (9-2) at York 7f hcp (2) gd in May.

        Miracle of Medinah 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Silent Echo (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

        Equimou 6-1 (9-4) Awkwardly away and slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 6l behind Elnadim Star (8-12) at Ayr 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.

        Hakam (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Soon outpaced in rear, hampered over 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Copper Knight (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Jun.

        Chagatai (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Pressed leader, led approaching halfway, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leader until entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Kimifive (8-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

        How Far (IRE) 10-3fav (9-9) Prominent, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Nottingham 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Blazed (9-9) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

        Lightning Charlie 11-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 8l behind Treacherous (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

        Only Spoofing (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, not match leaders 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 3 1/4l behind Battle Of Jericho (8-13) at Curragh 5f hcp gf in Jun.

        Daschas 4-1fav (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 8 3/4l behind Paddy Power (9-11) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.