Racecards
17:25 Ascot
Bet Attheraces - Sports Betting Nursery Handicap (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 0511
- Age 2
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Pat Eddery
behind, staying on when hampered over 1f out, soon switched right, driven final furlong, ran on to lead last strides
- Form 51
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch, effort 2f out, kept on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, not pace of winner and headed last stride
- Form 20343
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey J Fortune
keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, hung left under pressure 1f out, weakened
- Form 303355
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 2132
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
behind and ran in snatches, effort towards outer over 2f out, one pace and held when squeezed out just over 1f out
- Form 50405
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway when no room and eased inside final furlong
- Form 0442
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
led 1f, tracked leaders to halfway, losing place when hampered on rail just over 1f out
- Form 602450
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey Lisa Jones
dwelt, headway on outer well over 1f out, pressing leaders when hung left final furlong, ran on same pace
In depth
Verdict
An interesting race to round off the card with and there seems to be no reason to expect that the progressive Diosypros Blue will not cope with his initial rating of 83 and Jamie Osborne's charge is fancied to make a bold bid to land the three-timer here. Varnay and Spring Dancer are going the right way and will give the selection plenty to think about - although a move for Nick's Grey could also prove to be significant. However, Diosypros Blue has shown good pace in each of his four previous starts and was good value for his length and a quarter defeat of the 86-rated Big Bradford at Newmarket four days ago. This stiff track will also suit his style of running and the son of Bluebird can enhance the theory of supporting the top weight in nurseries if his latest exertions have not taken too much out of him.