15:35 Ascot

Saturday 10 July 2021

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Betfred Heritage Handicap

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 0.2s

(9)

Danzeno⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Spencer| T: M Appleby| OR: 103| CD

18/1

Smart veteran handicapper who proved a model of consistency in defeat last year. Left reappearance run well behind when landing a 3-runner event at Haydock last weekend, but this is much tougher.

Form: 3222-01

(7)

Makanah^p1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 102| D

20/1

Smart sprint handicapper when on his game and put in a good shift when fourth in a competitive 5f York handicap in May. Now tried in cheekpieces and place possibilities off the same mark here.

Form: 2471-74

(17)

Tis Marvellous^t⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: C G Cox| OR: 101| CD

13/2

Acquitted himself well in Group company last year and now 2 lb lower than for his 2019 success in this race. Decent effort at Newbury in April and claims providing conditions don't become testing.

Form: 7128-94

(5)

Count D'Orsay⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| D

16/1

Needs things to drop right, but he's not short of ability and latest fifth in Group 3 company at Sandown (5f, good to soft) was a creditable effort. Further rain would aid his cause.

Form: 207375

(19)

Ostilio¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: P T Midgley| OR: 100| C

20/1

Smart performer for Simon Crisford, winner of a heavy-ground 7f listed race at Redcar in October. However, little impact in 5 starts for present connections and needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 10-9600

(2)

Hurricane Ivor⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas| OR: 99| D

11/1

Dual winner in France for Fabrice Chappet and left low-key British debut well behind when sharing the spoils in 5f Sandown handicap (good to soft) last weekend. 5 lb rise fair and merits respect.

Form: 5415-01

(14)

Sunday Sovereign^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: T D Easterby| OR: 98| D

33/1

Bounced back to his best when second at York in May and perhaps unsuited by the surface on recent AW debut at Newcastle. Still, others make more appeal.

Form: 8/78-920

(3)

Aljady^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 98| BF| D

18/1

Enjoyed a productive campaign and climbed the handicap ladder last season, winning 4 times. Near miss on return in a 3-runner AW minor event in April, but has found life tougher since.

Form: 12-2568

(6)

Zargun²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: S Dixon| OR: 95

66/1

Useful perfomer in Germany and good efforts when third in back-to-back York handicaps in May. Probably best to overlook latest effort in the Wokingham and not he's not a forlorn hope.

Form: 4-83350

(13)

Blue De Vega^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 94| CD

33/1

Won 4 times in 2020, including over this C&D, and returned to form when third in the Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle (5f) recently. Still, while he remains on a workable mark, others make more appeal.

Form: 483403

(1)

Nomadic Empire^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 98| D

25/1

Below par on return, but subsequently placed in strong 5f handicaps at York and Doncaster. Cheekpieces refitted and, providing conditions don't become testing, he should have a part to play.

Form: 426-422

(8)

Significantly²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 96| CD

11/2

Consistent colt who produced his best effort yet when landing a 19-runner C&D handicap at the Royal meeting (soft) last month. 4 lb rise fair enough and he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 31-6221

(12)

Only Spoofing¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Megan Nicholls| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 90| BF| CD

14/1

Resumed winning ways at Navan in and has followed that with solid efforts in valuable handicaps at Epsom and the Curragh. Scored over C&D a couple of years ago and couldn't rule out a bold show.

Form: 060124

(18)

Boundless Power⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Appleby| OR: 89| D

10/1

Winless following 7 attempts for John Feane in Ireland, but made it 2-4 for present connections in a heavy-ground Nottingham handicap (5f) in May. 3 lb rise tolerable and he needs considering.

Form: 32-2121

(15)

Mondammej^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 88| D

13/2

Evidently quirky, but now more tractable than he was earlier this year and lost no caste in defeat when chasing home the in-form Ejtilaab at Newcastle (6f) recently. Forecast rain is a worry, though.

Form: 163042

(20)

Mokaatil^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 87| D

22/1

Returned to form in no uncertain terms when landing the 16-runner "Dash" with blinkers back on at Epsom (5f, good to soft). Below par tried in a visor at Sandown since and blinkers swiftly refitted.

Form: 934815

(4)

Showalong²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 92| D

7/1

Dual winner at 2yrs and has performed well on each of his 3 starts this season, notably when readily accounting for 7 rivals at Chester in May. However, possibly a shade too high in the weights now.

Form: 141-415

(16)

Nelson Gay^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 91| D

40/1

Much improved in cheekpieces when winning 5f handicaps at Wolverhampton and Sandown during the spring. Form has dipped since, however, and he looks up against it here.

Form: 1-11345

Non-Runners

(10)

Mulzim⁴⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: M Murphy J: Daniel Muscutt

(11)

Get It⁶⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: C G Cox J: L P Keniry

Forecasts

Significantly (11/2), Mondammej (13/2), Tis Marvellous (13/2), Showalong (7/1), Boundless Power (10/1), Hurricane Ivor (11/1), Only Spoofing (14/1), Get It (14/1), Count D'Orsay (16/1), Aljady (18/1), Danzeno (18/1), Ostilio (20/1), Makanah (20/1), Mulzim (20/1), Mokaatil (22/1), Nomadic Empire (25/1), Blue De Vega (33/1), Sunday Sovereign (33/1), Nelson Gay (40/1), Zargun (66/1)

Testing conditions would be a concern for several of these, but BOUNDLESS POWER's connections certainly won't be fazed if the forecast rain materialises. Indeed, his victories at Nottingham this season have been gained in the mud and this 4-y-o may well have more to offer. Hurricane Ivor is feared on the back of his Sandown dead-heat, while Significantly and Nomadic Empire are others to consider.