Racecards
15:10 Ascot
Watership Down Stud Sales (fillies) (Class B)
- 25 Runners
- Distance: 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey E Ahern
raced centre, wide of group and soon outpaced
- Form 201160
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Pat Eddery
raced centre, led group to 2f out, weakened rapidly
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, strong challenge to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held
Presto Vento
16- Form 160160
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced centre, held up, headway and effort 2f out, every chance final furlong, not quicken final 100 yards
- Form 12
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R Hills
raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, driven to lead and edged left just inside final furlong, held on, all out
- Form 51655
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
raced stand side, prominent until outpaced over 1f out
Bond Royale
60- Form 004
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced stand side, in touch, hard ridden and no extra from owl over 1f out
- Form 522
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey D Holland
raced stand side, pressed leaders over 4f
- Form 50
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey S Whitworth
raced stand side, held up, styg on when hampered over 1f out
- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer L G Cottrell
- Jockey J Fortune
raced centre, prominent to halfway, soon behind
Spark Up
31- Form 13
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey T Quinn
raced centre, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
La Dolfina
21- Form 005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
raced centre, in rear of group, kept on final furlong, not a danger
Tokewanna
33- Form 56320
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey W Woods
raced stand side, pressed leaders to 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 010546
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
raced centre, pressed group leader, hard ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 50200
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
raced stand side, always outpaced
- Form 5221
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Quinn
raced stand side, prominent, led just over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 500102
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
raced stand side, led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened quickly
- Form 2454
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
raced stand side, held up, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 612164
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
raced stand side, in touch, losing place when hampered over 1f out, eased
Efimac
31- Form 0040
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
raced centre, always in rear
Looking Down
36- Form 542210
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
raced stand side, held up, driven to challenge 2f out, kept on under pressure
Sharma
11- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey Joanna Badger
raced stand side, in touch to halfway, soon behind
Starminda
11- Form 05000
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Mrs C Dunnett
- Jockey Lisa Jones
raced stand side, always behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hector's Girl was a rare first time out juvenile winner for Sir Michael Stoute when successful at Lingfield earlier in the month but that was on a soft surface and on this faster ground the daughter of Hector Protector may struggle to follow up. A similar comment applies to the other runner with an unblemished record, the David Arbuthnot-trained Lucky Date who, along with Sister Bluebird, has to give weight away all round. But for a disappointing effort in a York nursery last time, Richard Hannon's Looking Down would have been a confident selection and, while one bad run is often worth over-looking, the stable's runners continue to run below par. Hannon complicates matters by also saddling Miss Champers, Doris Souter, Wedgewood Star and Presto Vento with the last mentioned looking the pick on form, although she is yet to prove her worth over this trip. The TEAMtalk selection then is Caught In The Dark from the John Dunlop stable. The daughter of Night Shift has been showing progressive form in fast ground maidens recently and, with further improvement to come, she could be the answer to a tricky contest.