Racecards
16:15 Ascot
Flexjet Pat Eddery Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,355
- 2nd: £10,750
- 3rd: £5,380
- 4th: £2,680
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on for 2nd but no chance with impressive winner
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced far side of group, held up in rear, headway and switched right towards far side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd
- Form 11
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 97
raced near side of group, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with impressive winner
Barg (IRE)
26- Form 314
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
raced centre, mid-division, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced near side of group, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 11
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced far side of group, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 721
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey R Kingscote
raced centre, led until 2f out, weakened quickly
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
raced near side of group, steadied start, held up towards rear, smooth headway inside final 2f, led over 1f out, edged right and quickened clear inside final furlong, impressive
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced far side of group, chased leaders, hung right over 1f out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rosallion had a bit in hand when beating the subsequent Doncaster scorer Bigbertiebassett at Newbury. Chaturanga is 2-2 and so is ANCIENT WISDOM. The Dubawi colt is bidding to give Godolphin a third win in this race in succession and appears to have the beating of the recent course and distance winner Al Musmak on collateral form, though the Varian colt has bags of scope and is much respected. Alyanaabi won at Salisbury, despite running green, and promises to be suited by the extra furlong while Sunway was very impressive over the trip at Sandown but may be even better over a mile and further.
Formwatch
Al Musmak (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Rearing in stalls, held up tracking leaders, good headway near side of group over 1f out, shaken up and stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Ascot 7f stks (2) gs in Jul beating Under The Sun (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Alyanaabi (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, edged right over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jun beating Labalaba (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Ancient Wisdom (FR) 1-6fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Jun beating Never So Brave (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Barg (IRE) 5-2 (9-8) Close up near side, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind We Never Stop (9-4) at Pontefract 6f stks (2) gf in Jul.
Bigbertiebassett 7-2 (9-7) Made all, clear and going well when shaken up over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 7f stks (4) gd in Jun beating Novello Lad (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Chaturanga (IRE) 11-10fav (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Haydock 7f stks (2) gd in Jun beating Rockstar Icon (9-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Dancing Gemini (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, headway and angled out inside final 2f, chased leaders soon after, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Metallo (9-7) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
How's The Guvnor (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-7) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon clear, ran on strongly, comfortably, won at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul beating Shimmering Moon (9-2) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.
Rosallion (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead when edged left inside final furlong, won at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun beating Bigbertiebassett (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Sunway (FR) 13-2 (9-7) Held up off the pace in 6th, headway when not clear run between horses and switched left over 1f out, led final 150 yards, won going away, won at Sandown 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jun beating Rednblue Sovereign (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.