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14:35 Ascot

Mail On Sunday/tote Mile Handicap (Qualifier) (Class C)

  • 21 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.71s
  • 21 Ran
1(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star
33/1
  • Form 02-0000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened

2(17)
Silk - White
10/1
  • Form 2-31101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13

held up, switched right on headway 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and edged left, headed well inside

3(12)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue stripe, striped sleeves, hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 4-00111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

mid-division, effort and headway approaching 2f out, every chance when bumped inside final furlong, led well inside, all out

4(4)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 006100
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

held up in touch on inside, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung right final furlong one pace

5(18)
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Emerald Green and White halved sleeves
20/1
  • Form 201041
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-10

slowly into stride, switched left soon after start, towards rear, ridden 3f out, switched right approaching 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ran on

6(15)
Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars
11/1
  • Form 30113-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out

7(16)
Silk - Black and White (halved), check cap, Light Blue sleeves

Marlo

23
33/1
  • Form 220050
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

soon tailed off

8(10)
Silk - Black, White stars, White sleeves, Black stars and stars on cap
14/1
  • Form 020501
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7

mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out

9(22)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap
25/1
  • Form 425650
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

always rear

10(8)
Silk - Purple, Silver chevron, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 314/2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

in touch for 4f

11(5)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star
33/1
  • Form 043553
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

12(13)
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond and sleeves, Maroon cap, Light Blue diamond
  • Form 5-20000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4

mid-division, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, switched right and kept on final furlong

13(9)
Silk - Purple and White diamonds, Purple sleeves, check cap
  • Form 3650-05
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, plugged on

15(6)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BLACK hoop, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, YELLOW armlets, BLACK cap
  • Form 00650-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

in touch and keen, effort approaching 2f out, weakened 1f out

16(2)
Silk - White, Pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap
8/1
  • Form 003006
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1

led, headed over 6f out, led again 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened close home

17(20)
Silk - RED, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE stars
50/1
  • Form 30-2100
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

always well behind

18(7)
Silk - White, Dark Green sash
  • Form 011-34
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

keen tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, edged right and weakened 2f out, soon eased

19(14)
Silk - White, Dark Green triple diamond and sleeves
16/1
  • Form 02330-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

tracked leader, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out

21(23)
Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 303600
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

always towards rear

22(3)
Silk - White, Red braces, sleeves and cap
  • Form 202340
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7

held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, hampered approaching 1f out, not recover

23(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Royal Blue cap
10/1
  • Form 263154
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

with leader, led 4f out, ridden when headed 2f out, weakened quickly

14(21)
NR

Vortex

8
  • Form 1-26211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

Nonrunner

20(19)
NR
  • Form 302550
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

In a truly wide open renewal, Craiova is taken to score ahead of a whole host of dangers, including last year's winner True Night, in-form Gilded Dancer, back-to-form Topton, and Najeebon to name but four. Barry Hills is in great form at present which augurs well for Craiova, the mount of Pat Eddery. The four-year-old, winner of three of his last four starts, is proven on soft ground, being a son of Turtle Island, and is definitely on the upgrade judged on latest efforts. Apart from a blip at Doncaster, he has paid to follow and will have no trouble moving back up to a mile. Gilded Dancer likewise has been in tip-top form and will line up chasing a four-timer. William Muir's inmate, whose main target is the Cambridgeshire, will act on the ground but would not want it any softer. True Night is eight pounds higher than when successful 12 months ago and looks to have been laid out for a repeat by Dandy Nichols who also runs My Raggedy Man and Sawwaah, both of whom are live dangers. Najeebon steps up to a mile for the first time, having finished a close sixth in the Buckingham Palace Stakes over seven furlongs here. He does however tend to give himself too much to do and may once again be running on at the finish. Topton is as tough as old boots and this course and distance winner looks sure to go well under Kevin Darley. He can run into a place at a decent price, but for the answer we return to Craiova.