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19:50 Newcastle
Royal Ascot Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 56y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £3,873
- 2nd: £1,817
- 3rd: £908
- 4th: £454
- Form 4/4159-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leaders, went close 2nd 7f out, led over 3f out, pushed along and faced challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely and drew away final 110 yards
- Form 347-25
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer E Bethell
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
held up in rear, in touch, headway to into 2nd 3f out, pushed along and pressed leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced by winner inside last
- Form 565624
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G Tutty
- Jockey Connor Beasley
handy, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 20/64-01
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey R Havlin
led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden and dropped away
In depth
Verdict
East End Girl, a winning hurdler, scored over 1m4f here in August and is only a pound higher. Big Cheese is still a maiden after five starts over shorter while HIghlighter is also winless after seven starts and weakened close home over 1m6f at Carlisle. Dual hurdles winner BONNE VITESSE has run her best races with give in the ground and she's yet to reach a place in four all-weather starts but she arrives having won over the trip at Ripon so looks the one to beat.
Formwatch
East End Girl 9-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Crescent Lake (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
Big Cheese (FR) 9-2 (9-6) Midfield, ridden 2f out where briefly pressed leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Two Brothers (9-9) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Highlighter (IRE) 5-2 (8-10) Set steady pace, increased pace 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind World Without Love (9-2) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bonne Vitesse (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on, won at Ripon 2m hcp (6) sft in May beating Yorkindness (9-12) by 3/4l, 8 ran.