13:55 Ascot

Friday 1 October 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Racing To School Classified Stakes (Str)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 45.04s

(9)

Bonneval²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 90| D

4/1

Arrives on an upward curve, landing 1m handicap at Newcastle before dead-heating there 29 days ago when joined on post having travelled very strongly. The one to beat at these weights.

Form: 322211

(11)

Deep Snow^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 84| D

20/1

Fairly useful 10f winner at Salisbury in June but her run of good form ended when last of 5 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f) 29 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 2/1-1235

(3)

Enigmatic⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J Parr| OR: 88| CD

33/1

Scored at Pontefract in September and didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fifth of 10 in 1m handicap at Goodwood 9 days ago, left poorly placed. C&D winner too, so he needs considering.

Form: 352515

(4)

Epic Endeavour²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Dwyer| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 90| D

9/1

Got off the mark for the season in 3-runner handicap at Carlisle (1m) 23 days ago, dictating the pace. This demands more though at these weights.

Form: 286041

(2)

Milltown Star³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: M R Channon| OR: 89

28/1

Winless since 2019, and his recent form is not encouraging. only seventh of 8 in 1m handicap at Ripon 32 days ago when very slowly away. Hard to warm to.

Form: 64-6507

(5)

Tahitian Prince^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 89| D

12/1

Bagged his fourth win of 2021 in 1m handicap at Kempton 27 days ago when overcame a poor draw. On the upgrade recently, and he's firmly in the mix once more.

Form: 131121

(8)

Walhaan²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: J Tate| OR: 87

11/2

Fairly useful gelding but it's now fourteen runs since his last win in 2018. Good C&D second 28 days ago though, so he holds solid place claims.

Form: 04-7532

(12)

Dark Shift²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: C Hills| OR: 90| C

9/2

Got right back on track witth 7f handicap victory here 28 days ago, well on top at the finish. This is tougher but he can make his presence felt again.

Form: 2-18461

(6)

Dinoo³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 89| BF

18/1

Low-mileage colt who opened his account in 7f Haydock novice in July. 7/4, only eighth of 10 in 7f handicap at Lingfield 36 days ago but he's not written off for good yard.

Form: 25-3018

(10)

Final Watch⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W Stone| OR: 88

9/2

Dual 7f winner at Newmarket in summer and he took his form up a notch when second in 7f handicap there in July. Back from a break now but he still enters calculations.

Form: 4-51212

(7)

Siam Fox²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: R Hannon| OR: 90| D

50/1

In fine fettle when landing back-to-back Doncaster handicaps in June but has gone off the boil, coming in last of 7 at Thirsk (1m) 27 days ago. Has something to prove now.

Form: 110457

(1)

Tasfeeq²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 89| D

15/2

Made it 3-6 this year when easily landing the odds in 3-runner handicap at Bath (1m) 20 days ago. This is tougher but he's still not taken lightly with relatively few miles on the clock.

Form: 135411

Forecasts

Bonneval (4/1), Dark Shift (9/2), Final Watch (9/2), Walhaan (11/2), Tasfeeq (15/2), Epic Endeavour (9/1), Tahitian Prince (12/1), Dinoo (18/1), Deep Snow (20/1), Milltown Star (28/1), Enigmatic (33/1), Siam Fox (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout, but there was a lot to like about the way BONNEVAL travelled through his race when dead-heating at Newcastle last time so James Fanshawe's upwardly-mobile 4-y-o gets the nod. Tahitian Prince did well to overcome a poor berth when bagging his fourth victory of the season at Kempton and heads the list of dangers, although Walhaan, Tasfeeq and Dark Shift all merit respect.