15:05 Ascot

Saturday 14 July 2018

All12:4513:2013:5014:2515:0515:3516:10

Playboy Club London Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 8.4s

(5)

Capton¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: A Kirby| T: H Candy| OR: 92| D

8/1

In good form at the end of last season and ran with credit when fourth of eight at Newmarket last time. Looks vulnerable off top weight against some unexposed younger rivals.

Form: 211D-54

(1)

Brittanic¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 90

33/1

Fair effort when third of five at Windsor on latest outing and is able to run off 1lb lower. This looks a stronger race and he will need to up his game to get involved.

Form: 57-2003

(2)

Top Mission^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M M Monaghan⁽³⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 87

14/1

Quite progressive last year and was not disgraced on his seasonal reappearance at Chelmsford in June. Should be sharper this time and enters calculations.

Form: 2/2312-5

(6)

Elwazir³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Dettori| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 96| D

11/8

Two good efforts as a juvenile and made a winning reappearance when scoring decisively in a novice event at Sandown. Steps into handicap company for the first time and has to be taken seriously for last year's winning stable.

Form: 24-1

(4)

Extra Elusive¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S De Sousa| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 86| D

2/1

Won his only race as a juvenile at Newbury and had little to beat on his reappearance at Nottingham. Much more to do in his first handicap, but holds a Great Voltigeur entry and is clearly well regarded.

Form: 1-1

(3)

Baritone⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J Quinn| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 81

11/2

Three outings in novice/maiden company have revealed a fair degree of ability. Makes his handicap debut for his top stable, but looks a work in progress.

Form: 5-24

Non-Runners

(7)

Chance To Dream⁴⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J R Best J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Elwazir (11/8), Extra Elusive (2/1), Baritone (11/2), Capton (8/1), Chance To Dream (12/1), Top Mission (14/1), Brittanic (33/1)

Capton and Top Mission look the best of the older horses, but this may be dominated by the three-year-olds, headed by Elwazir, who looked good at Sandown, and EXTRA ELUSIVE. The latter has won easily on both starts and his Great Voltigeur entry suggests he may have got in this race on a lenient mark. Baritone runs in his first handicap and is respected.