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14:45 Ascot

Royal Ascot Cricket Club Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 58.10s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Anatar (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    No Collusion (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Barcelona

      6/1

        1
        Silk - Black, White star, White sleeves, Black stars, Black cap, White star

        Jollie Bollie (IRE)

        31
        20/1
        • Form 0-12100
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        in touch, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last

        2
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Galant Moss (FR)

        13 v
        33/1
        • Form 6PP0P0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-12

        soon in touch, ridden 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, soon well behind

        3
        Silk - Beige, Black hollow box and armlets, quartered cap

        Mr Markham (IRE)

        68
        16/1
        • Form 0-4U15F
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-8

        tracked leaders, driven along and lost place after 8, soon well behind

        4
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars and star on cap

        Anatar (IRE)

        13
        11/2
        • Form 121100
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-7

        held up mid-division, steady headway after 3 out, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, led last, headed soon after, led again run in, all out

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets, White sleeves, Red chevrons, Royal Blue cap, Red star

        No Collusion (IRE)

        24
        5/1
        • Form 51P213
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-3

        tracked leaders, headway 4 out, led 2 out, ridden when headed approaching last, led again until headed close home, no extra

        6
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Just Murphy (IRE)

        19
        5/1
        • Form 513-233
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held at rear, driven 7th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, kept on

        7
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue epaulets and cap

        Beaver Lodge (IRE)

        24
        20/1
        • Form 11-6140
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        with leader, led 6th, headed after 3 out, weakened

        8
        Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves

        Ben Ewar

        55
        66/1
        • Form 5-4P5P0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-12

        held up rear, driven and stayed on from 3 out, switched right after last, ran on

        9
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Adelphi Theatre (USA)

        31
        14/1
        • Form 100-F60
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-9

        led, headed 6th, ridden 4 out, weakening 2 out, eased when beaten, soon tailed off

        10
        Silk - White, Red cap, White spots

        Orangerie (IRE)

        30 b
        8/1
        • Form 4D4U23
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        soon tracking leaders, ridden when every chance 2 out, weakening approaching last

        11
        Silk - DARK GREEN and WHITE stripes, BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves

        Barton Dante

        8
        7/1
        • Form 31210-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-6

        held at rear, hit 6th, unseated rider next

        12
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, sleeves and spots on cap

        Barcelona

        66 b
        6/1
        • Form 524640
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-2

        held at rear, ridden for headway after 3 out, joined leaders and every chance last, no extra soon after

        13
        NR

        Gumley Gale

        94
        • Form 2-14065
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-2

        Withdrawn

        In depth

        Verdict

        The showcase race at Ascot is a wide-open affair, with half of the 13 runners boasting some sort of chance. Martin Pipe is double-handed with Galant Moss and Anatar. The latter is the preferred of the pair, having contested the Lanzarote and the Coral Cup on his last two starts, not being disgraced in either. He was successful at Sandown and Uttoxeter prior to those efforts and will find this less exacting. No Collusion is a tough cookie, obviously picking up some tips from Looks Like Trouble, with whom he has worked in the past. The suspicion is that he was taken off his feet at Kelso last time, and this longer trip will be more suitable. Jollie Bollie should not be out of it despite topweight, while Mr Markham reverts to hurdles after falling over fences last time. A former smart timber-topper and twice a winner here, Josh Gifford's charge is well treated on form of old and should not be discounted. As we said earlier, it's wide open, with the likes of Just Murphy, Orangerie and Barton Dante expected to run well, but Anatar gets the vote.