16:15 Ascot

Saturday 29 July 2023

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Flexjet Pat Eddery Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 30.49s

(2)

Al Musmak¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| CD

11/1

Promising type who made a winning start in 11-runner minor event (9/1) over C&D (soft) 14 days ago. Looks sure to progress and must enter calculations.

Form: 1

(3)

Alyanaabi⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows

5/1

Off the mark at the first time of asking in 5-runner minor event at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 41 days ago. Faces a tougher test now but likely has more to offer.

Form: 1

(9)

Ancient Wisdom³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 97| D

7/4

€2,000,000 yearling who made an impressive winning debut at Haydock (7f) last month and followed up at Newmarket (7f, good) 15 days later. Sets the standard on form and remains open to further improvement.

Form: 11

(8)

Barg²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke| OR: 83

50/1

Easy winner at Ripon (6f) last month but limitations seemingly exposed at Pontefract since and faces a tough task here.

Form: 314

(7)

Bigbertiebassett²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: Tom Dascombe| D

40/1

Built on encouraging debut effort when landing 8-runner minor event at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 29 days ago, kept up to work. Improvement required to take a hand here, though.

Form: 21

(6)

Chaturanga^p1³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 87| D

18/1

Justified strong support when decisive winner on debut at Redcar (6f) in May and ran to similar level when following up in Haydock minor event (7f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces now added and he remains open to progress.

Form: 11

(1)

Dancing Gemini³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R A Teal| BF

33/1

Offered plenty to work on when second of 9 in maiden at Salisbury (7f, good to firm, 7/2) on debut 31 days ago. BIg leap forward required to play a part here, however.

Form: 2

(5)

How's The Guvnor¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 88

16/1

Put experience to good use when opening account at third attempt in 12-runner maiden (10/3) at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago, forging clear. Should stay this longer trip and can't be discounted.

Form: 721

(10)

Rosallion⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| D

11/1

Made plenty of appeal on pedigree and duly made a winning debut at Newbury (6.5f, firm) last month by 1½ lengths from Bigbertiebassett. Should be more to come and merits consideration.

Form: 1

(4)

Sunway⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D Menuisier| D

5/2

Promising sort who had plenty in hand when making a winning racecourse bow at Sandown (7f, good) 43 days ago. Looks sure to progress and is a big player.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Ancient Wisdom (7/4), Sunway (5/2), Alyanaabi (5/1), Rosallion (11/1), Al Musmak (11/1), How's The Guvnor (16/1), Chaturanga (18/1), Dancing Gemini (33/1), Bigbertiebassett (40/1), Barg (50/1)

SUNWAY overcame considerable signs of inexperience when making an impressive winning debut at Sandown last month and ought to have learnt plenty from that. He can follow up. Ancient Wisdom has done little wrong so far and rates the principal danger, whilst Rosallion may be the pick of the remainder, several of whom remain with potential.