Racecards
14:45 Ascot
John Guest Brown Jack Stakes (Handicap) (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 45y
- Going: Good
- Form 41/10-42
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up, headway and in touch 8f out, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd inside final 2f, no impression
Don Fernando
27- Form 5060-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
held up towards rear, no impression and struggling final 3f
- Form 125215
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
always behind, struggling 6f out, tailed off
- Form 603011
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
raced in 4th, ridden to chase winner from 3f out, kept on until outpaced from over 1f out
- Form 0/5050-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up in 5th and well off the pace, gradually weakened from halfway
Decisive
37- Form 53-1120
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
led to 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 420400
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
behind, brief effort on outside 6f out, weakened over 4f out
Digger (IRE)
14- Form 203132
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey S J Drowne
dwelt, always in rear, tailed off
Our Monogram
41- Form 22-0115
- Age 7
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Mullen
tracked leader to over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 410131
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders going well, led 3f out, drew clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 061216
- Age 8
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey J F McDonald
held up, kept on same pace final 3f, never near to challenge
- Form 40-3021
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
mid-division, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, stayed on past weakening rivals final furlong but no chance
- Form 231503
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J Quinn
started slowly, always well in rear, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
A really competitive looking renewal of this staying handicap with plenty of the 15 runners having claims including the top weight Tom Paddington and Martin Pipe's Don Fernando but the vote goes to the latter's stable companion Sindapour, who looks to be ahead of the handicapper. Tom Paddington is still lightly raced at the age of eight and has to be respected over a trip that should be more suitable for him having run over shorter on his two previous starts this term. Towards the other end of the handicap, Kahyasi Princess showed improved for being stepped up to this distance at Haydock last time and with Mark Johnston's horses maintaining their form well he is another to consider despite the 4lb penalty. Opportune has been kept busy of late and is another to consider back over his right trip but it will take a good one to beat Sindapour. The son of Priolo holds Don Fernando and Decisive on running in the Ascot Stakes last time and an 8lb rise may not be enough to prevent a horse, who still looks to be ahead of the handicapper, from winning again.