16:35 Ascot

Friday 6 May 2022

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Hascombe & Valiant Stud Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 15.42s

(17)

Amazonian Dream¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 86

28/1

Ended last summer on the up with a brace of 5f handicap wins. Off 8 months and not on his game on reappearance but likely to strip fitter with that under his belt.

Form: 40011-7

(13)

Shanko¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 85| D

12/1

Won first 2 starts on the AW at Chelmsford before excellent second in 6f Kempton handicap in February. Not in the same form switched to turf last month, though he was tightened up near the line.

Form: 1-126

(5)

Watchya²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 84| D

7/1

Went with plenty of zest back sprinting when landing 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton last month. Up 8 lb in a deeper race back on turf but he's unexposed.

Form: 4427-1

(4)

Kit Gabriel¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 83| D

25/1

Opened his account at the fourth time of asking in nursery at Pontefract (6f) in September. No impression upped to listed company in the mud at Doncaster and his mark looks high on reappearance.

Form: 653126-

(9)

Secret Strength²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 82

28/1

First run since leaving Richard Hannon when fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 25/1) left poorly placed. All the better for that run when second at Kempton but he's more exposed than some.

Form: 6469-42

(18)

Zameka²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 81| BF

7/1

Landed the odds without too much difficulty at Wolverhampton in January and better form when third on handicap debut at Lingfield. Visor on and he looks well treated from the same mark if as effective on turf.

Form: 3-213

(11)

Foxy Rascal^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: G Boughey| OR: 81| D

22/1

Maiden winner at Newcastle in September and progressive form this year, second at Yarmouth 17 days ago. Nudged up 2 lb and cheekpieces reached for.

Form: 812-732

(14)

Sterling Knight¹¹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 75| D

10/1

Kept busy as a juvenile, signing off with 11-runner handicap win at Wolverhampton in December. Took form to a new level when successful at Windsor 11 days ago and he's a big player under a penalty.

Form: 3771-41

(16)

Sisters In The Sky²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 80| D

12/1

Progressed again when making third start a winning one at Goodwood (6f) in July. Progress has stalled since, not really applying himself on last month's reappearance/AW debut.

Form: 35156-3

(10)

Minnamoolka²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon| OR: 79| D

66/1

Won maiden at Bath and novice at Salisbury in August. Flying too high in Group 3 at latter track and also didn't show much on nursery debut at Doncaster in September. Off since.

Form: 41100-

(19)

Latin Lover¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Wood| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 78

10/1

Beverley novice winner a year ago and ran right up to form when third on last month's reappearance at Yarmouth. No surprise were he to step forward from that and be a factor here.

Form: 15825-3

(8)

Lil Guff¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 78| D

28/1

Kept busy as a juvenile, doubling tally in a 6f novice at Goodwood in October. Just a fair effort on last month's reappearance and doesn't possess much scope from this mark.

Form: 41218-4

(12)

Al Ameen^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 76

9/1

Off the mark at the second attempt in 5f maiden at Southwell in January. Runner-up next 2 starts and easy to excuse last month's effort at Lingfield from a poor draw. Turf debut with cheekpieces on.

Form: 6-1229

(7)

Kape Moss²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 75| D

33/1

Sen to good effect from the front in a slowly-run race when successful at Newcastle in December. Pulled hard and didn't look an easy ride at Wolverhampton on last month's return.

Form: 2531-4

(6)

Justcallmepete¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 74| BF| D

5/2

Confirmed the promise of his Kempton run when a ready winner at Southwell in March. Improved again when second to Sterling Knight at WIndsor 11 days ago despite not being ideally placed.

Form: 37-512

(1)

Kindness¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 73

22/1

Continued theme of big race-by-race progress when landing 9-runner novice at York in September despite being slowly away. Flopped in the mud in a nursery a month later and off since.

Form: 9517-

(2)

Devaste¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ray Dawson| T: T Kent| OR: 72

28/1

Failed to build on Brighton novice win in July for David Elsworth. Sound reappearance third at Windsor last month and a well-run race kept to 6f will suit.

Form: 15884-3

(3)

Mega Marvel¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Theodore Ladd| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| D

33/1

Off the mark in 6f Newcastle novice in November. Still looked rough around the edges when fourth on reappearance and there may be more to come.

Form: 951-4

Non-Runners

(15)

Object²³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Justcallmepete (5/2), Watchya (7/1), Zameka (7/1), Al Ameen (9/1), Sterling Knight (10/1), Latin Lover (10/1), Sisters In The Sky (12/1), Shanko (12/1), Object (20/1), Foxy Rascal (22/1), Kindness (22/1), Kit Gabriel (25/1), Devaste (28/1), Lil Guff (28/1), Amazonian Dream (28/1), Secret Strength (28/1), Mega Marvel (33/1), Kape Moss (33/1), Minnamoolka (66/1)

The fitting of a visor will hopefully help ZAMEKA apply himself fully, and given there's little doubt he's well handicapped, he has to be the call in the hope he's as effective on turf. Sterling Knight and Justcallmepete occupied the first two positions in a Windsor handicap 11 days ago and they head the opposition.