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15:35 Ascot
Acorn Insurance British EBF Valiant Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) (Rnd) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 213y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £34,026
- 2nd: £12,900
- 3rd: £6,456
- 4th: £3,216
Anna Nerium
37- Form 66-8216
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
in touch on outside, under pressure over 2f out, no impression
- Form 1335-20
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey P J Dobbs
held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 153-719
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
prominent, every chance well over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 21-431
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey K T O'Neill
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, ran on to lead closing stages, ridden out
- Form 220-41
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, faded
Look Around
82- Form 6117-49
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on under pressure
- Form 3164-12
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R L Moore
tracked leader, switched left to challenge over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish
- Form 2-41138
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up, took keen hold, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Having won in this grade at York, The Queen’s MAGNETIC CHARM (NAP) ran a cracker under a big weight in the Sandringham at the Royal meeting here last month. She has improved with every run and can get back in the winner’s enclosure today. Main Edition won twice at Group 3 level as a juvenile and landed a weak Group 2 in Germany in the spring. She takes a huge drop in class after contesting the Coronation Stakes last month and can’t be ignored. A Listed winner at Sandown last year, Look Around is having her first run since the 1000 Guineas but is another with claims and John Gosden elevates Jadeerah and Duneflower from handicap company. Anna Nerium is tough and talented but giving 11lb to the selection while Irish raider Morpho Blue is likely to find a few of these too strong.
Formwatch
Anna Nerium 14-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, 6th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Move Swiftly (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Jun.
Preening 20-1 (9-0) Led 3f, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out, 14th of 17, 13 1/4l behind Move Swiftly (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Jun.
Main Edition (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 16 3/4l behind Watch Me (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Jun.
Duneflower (IRE) 9-5fav (9-6) Held up, switched left and headway over 2f out, went 2nd and hung right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, comfortably, won at Doncaster 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jul beating Sufficient (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Jadeerah 2-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (4) pol in Jul beating Beauty Of Deira (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
Look Around 33-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Hermosa (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in May.
Magnetic Charm 7-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, ran on, 2nd of 27, nk behind Thanks Be (8-0) at Ascot 1m hcp fll stks (2) gd in Jun.
Morpho Blue (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Mid-division and 6th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Viadera (9-1) at Killarney 1m lst fll stks (1) gd in Jul.